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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 […]
2024-04-29 08:05
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 […]
2024-04-22 10:36
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 […]
2024-04-17 07:08
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 […]
2024-04-10 11:35
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 […]
2024-03-19 09:36
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 […]
2024-03-15 09:26
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 […]
2024-02-20 17:00
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 […]
2024-02-13 17:00
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 […]
2024-02-12 17:00
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 […]
2024-02-05 17:00
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 […]
2023-12-21 17:00
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, […]
2023-12-20 17:00
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 […]
2023-12-10 17:00
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 […]
2023-12-07 17:00
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. […]
2023-12-03 17:00
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 […]
2023-11-28 17:00
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, […]
2023-11-19 17:00
Grasslands in the region play a vital role in filtering water, sequestering carbon, protecting soil and providing habitat for wildlife
2023-11-15 17:00
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, […]
2023-11-02 10:44
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’ […]
2023-10-31 05:54
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 […]
2023-10-25 07:37
Alberta’s immunization program began this week, offering influenza and COVID-19 vaccine, free of charge, to all Albertan six months of age and older. Alberta Health Services (AHS) will offer vaccine through public health clinics to: Children six months of age to under five years of age and their family and household members. Individuals who do not have a provincial […]
2023-10-18 09:59
Vulcan’s Taryn Sanderson of the Medicine Hat College Rattlers female golf team has been named the 2023-24 Alberta College Athletic Conference (ACAC) female golf rookie of the year. Sanderson is in her first year at Medicine Hat College, where she’s studying Criminal Justice. In the student-athlete’s first event, at the North Regional in the ACAC, […]
2023-10-16 05:22
To submit a free event to the Vulcan Advocate community calendar, email stipper@postmedia.com. All submissions may be edited for length. Please provide specific dates and times. Bingo at the Vulcan Seniors Centre takes place Friday, Oct. 13. Doors open at 6 p.m., and bingo starts at 7 p.m. The free Ignite event for youth in […]
2023-10-13 08:16
A couple of events take place on Halloween in Vulcan. A new event, the family-friendly Pumpkin Walk and fireworks, occurs at the Virginia Mitchell campground from 4:30-8 p.m. See the poster below for more details. The Kiddies Halloween Party takes place in the Lodge Hall basement on Oct. 31, from 4-7 p.m. The event, hosted […]
2023-10-13 08:16
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks volleyball teams will play exhibition games in the Subspace Challenge, going where no college volleyball teams have gone before — Vulcan. Kodiaks volleyball men’s and women’s teams will take on the SAIT Trojans Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Vulcan’s Cultural-Recreational Centre, 504 4th Ave. S. The women will play at 6 p.m. […]
2023-10-03 08:52
One of the arrests occurred in the village of Champion, Alta. last Sunday while a shelter-in-place advisory was in effect
2023-09-29 09:47
With southern Alberta farmers wrapping up the harvest, many producers are left hoping for plenty of snow this winter and rain next spring.
2023-09-28 10:31
To submit a free event to the Vulcan Advocate community calendar, email stipper@postmedia.com. All submissions may be edited for length. Please provide specific dates and times. Milo on the farm The Greater Foothills Family Centre hosts a Milo on the Farm event on Monday, Sept. 25, at the Milo library. Each session begins at 10:30 […]
2023-09-22 05:45
Three wind turbine sits moved Vulcan County’s Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) agreed Wednesday, Sept. 20 to new locations for three wind towers which are part of the Buffalo Plains Wind Farm. The applications to move the site of the turbines — none of the 83 turbines have been erected yet — were made after a […]
2023-09-21 10:05
Vulcan County’s new director of agriculture is a familiar face to many in the county. Deanne Heather, previously the County’s lead hand, officially took the director of agriculture duties on Sept. 11 from former director Kelly Malmberg, who’s retiring and is currently helping Heather transition into her new role. The director is responsible for the […]
2023-09-21 07:34
Vulcan County’s upgraded fire training tower, which allows both local and regional fire departments to improve their skills, is definitely worth the $500,000 investment, says the municipality’s director of protective services. Doug Headrick said Monday the two-storey tower has now been upgraded to become fully automated. “We needed some upgrades done — (the fire tower) […]
2023-09-18 12:39
When hundreds of public health and safety officials gather in Edmonton this week for the Safety in Our Cities conference, they will discuss what role legal pressure can play in changing addicted people’s behaviour. As the conferees will learn, the international evidence is clear: compassionate intervention can work. An excellent example comes from U.S. states […]
2023-09-18 05:50
July saw the most break and enters to businesses this year, which is why Alberta RCMP are reminding business owners to be mindful of crime prevention practices. In order to avoid becoming part of the statistic, Alberta RCMP have some advice for business owners: Install motion sensor lights and keep indoor lights on at all […]
2023-09-15 08:13
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