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3 days ago · Get the latest news from Sherwood Park and surrounding areas, including politics, community, sports and events. Read about MP Genuis' homophobic comment in Parliament, the Blueberry Music Festival, the Leduc Black Gold Pro Rodeo and more.
Ground breaks on long-awaited Sherwood Care expansion
2 days ago · It was a historic investment into local long-term care. On Thursday, Oct. 10, the provincial government announced $87.9 million in funding through the Continuing Care Capital Program towards Sherwood Care’s $113 million redevelopment. Designed by S2 Architecture and to be built by Graham ...
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2 days ago · Nominations sought for 2024 Chamber Business Awards. Local business is the backbone of any community; from creating jobs, to supporting the local economy, and fostering a sense of municipal identity, the businesses of Strathcona County play a …
County wasting no time reducing its impact on landfills
2 days ago · Over the summer the waste management team completed nearly 6,500 curbside audits issuing more than 2,600 gold stars to those who participated fully in the Green Routine and properly sorted recycling and waste material. Focusing on the rural parts of the county, Seabrook and her team found 54 per cent of rural households participated in the organic disposal project and 44 per cent participated ...
Museum makes pitch for increased county funding
2 days ago · In order to keep up with growing demands and improve its operations, more municipal funding is required for the local museum. That was the plea made by the Strathcona County Museum and Archives (Strathma) to Strathcona County Council during the latest Priorities Committee meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8 ...
Sherwood Heights official groundbreaking marked
Sep 19, 2024 · On Thursday, Sept. 12, an official ground breaking took place to celebrate construction of the Sherwood Heights replacement school. Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) board chair Cathy Allen said the new school will serve students for decades to come and will help house the legacy of the two schools that were established more than 60 years ago.
Sherwood Park hydrogen house a potential game changer
Sep 12, 2024 · Director of utility hydrogen strategies and decarbonization with ATCO Gas, Greg Caldwell explained that during the cold snaps of – 30ºC or below, as seen during this past January, the current electricity grid can only provide about 12 gigawatts of electricity. The gas grid in Alberta, however, can provide 110 gigawatts of energy.
Festival Place marks 30th anniversary milestone
Oct 3, 2024 · It has been the hub for arts and culture for the past 30 years and there’s no signs of it slowing down anytime soon. With speeches from people who helped found it as well as people who carry on its legacy today, Festival Place marked its 30th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 27. Archival photos, video ...
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Local cowboy Lamb makes comeback at Canadian Finals Rodeo. An action-packed four days of steer wrestling, breakaway, tiedown, and team roping, barrel racing and of course bareback, bull, and saddle bronc riding, fans filled the stands at Rogers Place from Wednesday, Oct. 2 to Saturday, Oct. 5 for the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR), where …
Remembrance Day crosswalk coming to the county
Nov 30, 2023 · Ward 8 Coun. Katie Berghofer said she’d like administration to consider a location close to the cenotaph at County Hall, which recently received significant improvements such as a widened, more accessible walkway with light bollards, commemorative granite slabs inserts with bronze letters leading up to the cenotaph, and a new …