VULCAN NEWS

The Vulcan Regional Food Bank Society received two cheques this week from the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. The society got a $30,000 grant for its food bank expansion project to cover all costs in getting rescued food to the food bank from outside Vulcan County. Staff are travelling to an Okotoks warehouse […]

Vulcan RCMP recently responded to home invasion in Vulcan. Police received a report of a possible home invasion on Nov. 20 at about 5 p.m., but the assailants had fled the scene when officers arrived. The victim suffered minor injuries, said police on Tuesday. As a result of the RCMP’s investigation, two suspects have been […]

Immigration has become an important topic in Canada. It is becoming increasingly clear that when the Liberal government announced an increase to Canada’s permanent number of annual immigrants, and when Justin Trudeau’s failed former immigration Minister Sean Fraser allowed temporary visas to get out of control, something changed. After nine years, Justin Trudeau and his […]

Alberta Health Services Mental Health and Addictions begins hosting Resiliency Circle sessions, in support of mental health caregivers, next week at the Vulcan Community Health Centre. The sessions take place on Wednesday evenings, from 5-6:30 p.m., starting on Wednesday, Oct. 2 “If you are a support person for someone struggling with a mental health condition […]

RCMP in southern Alberta have arrested a 61-year-old man after a 28-year-old woman was found dead on Tuesday near Oyen, Alta.

A large fire broke out Monday afternoon on farmland northeast of Vulcan, burning roughly 120 hectares. Firefighters got a call shortly before 2 p.m. Monday and had the fire held a half hour later, said Doug Headrick, Vulcan County’s director of emergency services and regional fire chief, on Tuesday. Firefighters had to battle high winds, […]

Vulcan’s Keyara Wardley is once again an Olympian. The 24-year-old was among the 12 athletes named last week to the Team Canada women’s rugby sevens team competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Games take place July 26 to Aug. 11.   Wardley, who found out she was on the squad several weeks ago, […]

Vulcan RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 12-year-old boy. Wakiyan (Tyrone) Sugar-Knight was last seen July 1 in Vulcan County. There is a concern for his wellbeing, said police early Tuesday afternoon. Sugar-Knight is five feet four inches and weighs 160 pounds. He is described as having a medium complexion, […]

Vulcan’s council has unanimously agreed to lower the residential speed limit in town. Council carried Monday evening the final two readings of a bylaw that lowers the residential speed limit to 40 kilometres per hour from 50. On June 10, council had approved first reading of the Traffic Control Bylaw Amendment. There was “a bit […]

The Alberta government is providing almost $18 million for a water project that will see Milo’s water plant upgraded and a water line from Milo to Arrowwood built. The province announced last week over $236 million in grants for 125 transportation and water infrastructure projects in small and rural communities across Alberta. Within that announcement was funding for […]

Vulcan’s council approved first reading Monday evening of a bylaw that would lower the residential speed limit by 10 kilometres per hour. Council needs to give two more readings to the Traffic Control Bylaw Amendment before the change, which would reduce the speed limit in residential areas to 40 kilometres per hour from 50, goes […]

Several local groups received grants earlier this week from the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. The Carmangay Community Centre Association was awarded $10,000 to add a lean-to structure to the community hall’s storage room for additional space. The Vulcan Healthcare Auxiliary – Vulcan Community Health Centre and Extendicare got $5,000 to build a wheelchair […]

Vulcan County Emergency Services is hosting a community open house and barbecue at the Tri Services building in Vulcan. The open house and barbecue are being held on Thursday, June 6 from noon to 2 p.m.

Starting Monday, AltaLink is using a helicopter this week to perform an aerial patrol of its electrical transmission facilities in southern Alberta. The patrols are expected to be complete by Thursday, weather permitting. The annual patrol provides AltaLink with a visual inspection of its transmission lines and surrounding vegetation, helping to maintain the reliability of […]

As a result of the biggest changes to happen in Alberta high-school football in 25 years, the Willow Creek Cobras of Claresholm are looking to expand the reach of the team by inviting eligible high-school students from schools in the region to play football at Willow Creek Composite High School (WCCHS) in 2024. Students from […]

An Okotoks man faces numerous charges after RCMP found stolen pick-up trucks, trailers and dirt bikes at a Vulcan County property earlier this month. Vulcan RCMP went to the property on April 7 to investigate a stolen vehicle complaint, but after arriving a male allegedly fled in a stolen GMC Sierra pickup truck. He was […]

Palliser teachers have avoided going on strike after reaching an agreement with the local school division. Teachers ratified a mediator’s recommended terms of settlement to conclude local bargaining with the Palliser School Division, the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) said Wednesday. Teachers had voted 64 per cent in support of the recommendations during a virtual meeting […]

Bow River MP Martin Shields has introduced a private member’s bill to the House of Commons dealing with the transporting of livestock and insects.  Bill C-385, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, would set a 240-kilometre radius Electronic Logging Device (ELD) exemption from the point of origin and destination of an inter-provincial […]

A free “Love Letter to Men” virtual conference, supporting the mental health of men in Vulcan County, takes place March 20-22. The Vulcan County Health and Wellness Foundation, in partnership with the Kinsmen Club of Vulcan and Vulcan and Region Family and Community Support Services, is organizing the three-day event. “Whether you provide support to […]

A Lethbridge man died Tuesday in a motor vehicle collision on Highway 23 and Township Road 130 in Vulcan County. Police are investigating the crash, which occurred when a pickup truck and semi collided. Claresholm RCMP were called to the scene at 4:45 p.m., and when emergency crews arrived they found a 53-year-old man dead […]

Palliser School Division teachers have rejected the school board’s latest offer and authorized the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) to apply for a government-supervised strike vote. On Monday, Palliser teachers voted 92 per cent against the board’s last offer and by the same margin voted in favour of the strike vote, the ATA said in a […]

A County Central High School curling team has qualified for the provincial high school championships after winning the southern Alberta Zone 1 playdowns Feb. 6-7 in Lethbridge. County Central’s mixed curling team of lead Caden Wouters, second Allyson Bartsch, third Dallin Bertschy and skip Emma Kaiser are now headed to Drayton Valley for the provincial […]

After a shootout win, the Rocky Mountain Raiders U13AA team is off to the Alberta Winter Games. The Okotoks-based Alberta Female Hockey League (AFHL) team qualified after winning the second game in a three-game series against the Airdrie Lighting. The game went into overtime and then a shootout. The 17-member roster of 11- to 13-year-old […]

The County Central High School Sports Council has folded, but the organization still had casino proceeds to disburse before closing its books. So the organization put out a call to the school’s coaches, asking for a wish list of equipment. “We made some decisions and came up with about $12,500 worth of equipment that we […]

A couple of grants were awarded earlier this month for projects in local communities. The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta announced its recipients Dec. 1 following a fall call for applications for its grant programs. The Arrowwood Restoration Society received $10,000 to help publish a new history book for the communities of Arrowwood, […]

Much has been made of the potential benefits of wind power and many people get visions of rainbows and unicorns dancing between the pristine white towers when they think of wind power. The truth about the costs and benefits of wind generated electricity is somewhat different than those idealistic thoughts. We have been subjected to […]

For the 12th year, a contingent of Lomond Community School students has travelled to Calgary to spend a day helping children in need at the Samaritan’s Purse processing centre.  Amber Doram led 28 grade 9 and 12 students, plus six chaperones, as they spent Dec. 6 inspecting Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes before they are packed in cartons […]

Students from County Central High School’s hockey program take on a team of local farmers and ranches this Friday during the annual Challenge Cup benefit game. The sixth annual benefit game will see the hockey program’s 15 students up against the Vulcan County Cowboys Dec. 8, starting at 7:30 p.m., at the Vulcan District Arena. […]

Mason Moore, 9, has been named the Vulcan Municipal Library’s 2023 eager young reader award recipient. The grade 4 student was a bit of a reluctant reader when he first came to Vulcan’s library, said manager Connie Clement. Moore and his family have been living in the Vulcan area for over a year now, with […]

Vulcan’s council agreed last week to make a $2,000 donation to the Vulcan Regional Food Bank Society ahead of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) holiday train’s visit to town in December. The holiday train, which will promote food banks as it travels the country in late November and December, stops in Vulcan on Monday, […]

Grasslands in the region play a vital role in filtering water, sequestering carbon, protecting soil and providing habitat for wildlife

Recent weather has cooled lake and reservoir water temperatures to such an extent that blue-green algae is no longer a health concern at the Twin Valley Reservoir, which had previously been placed under an advisory, said Alberta Health Services on Thursday. AHS lifted Thursday the blue-green algae advisories for Twin Valley as well as Eagle Lake, […]

County Central High School (CCHS) hosted its annual Halloween-themed volleyball tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Cultural-Recreational Centre and the school’s small gym. In the A side girls’ final, Vauxhall defeated Fort Macleod’s F.P. Walshe while in the A side boys’ final Diamond Valley’s Oilfields beat Coaldale’s Kate Andrews. In the B side girls’ […]

Vulcan RCMP responded to a fatal two-vehicle collision on Highway 23, near Kirkcaldy, on Monday evening.  Investigation has revealed that a northbound car lost control and struck a southbound truck at about 6:34 p.m. on Highway 23, south of Township Road 162, said RCMP in a Wednesday news release. The two truck occupants were uninjured, but […]