The Town of Trochu held their regular Council meeting Feb. 10, 2020.

Public Hearing for Bylaw 2020-02

The public hearing for bylaw 2020-02 is for an amendment to the Land Use Bylaw 2015-09 and this portion of the meeting lasted about 15 minutes. There were no written or verbal submissions or comments either for or against. Ross Rawlusyk of Palliser Regional Municipal Services was in attendance and Mr. Rawlusyk said, “We would support the re-zoning.” He noted that this parcel had bee

A new way to fund Alberta’s K-12 education system will drive more dollars to the classroom where they can deliver the best outcomes for students.

The new model streamlines operations and directs more dollars to each school division. In the 2020-21 school year, every single division will see an increase in operational funding.

The model also provides more predictability in funding by changing from one-year enrolment counts to a moving three-year average, minimizing the need for mid-year ad

On February 12, 2020, at approximately 12:40 AM, Innisfail RCMP received a call from a concerned citizen about a suspicious Red GMC Sierra in Penhold, Alberta that appeared to be lurking around. Members located the red truck on Highway 2A, south of Penhold, where it had stopped on the Highway next to an occupied Grey GMC Sierra. Members attempted a traffic stop and both vehicles fled. The vehicles began travelling in a dangerous manner, including driving Northbound in the Southbound lanes of Hi

Three Hills will be represented at the Alberta Winter Games in Airdrie this weekend, with Three Hills native Corbin Sanderman between the pipes for the Big Country Zone Boys’ hockey team. Sanderman played for seven years in Three Hills/Kneehill and has played for the AA Peewee Olds Grizzlies for the past two years.

Every other year, the Alberta Winter Games are held in one of the eight Provincial Zones, for all of the various winter sports. Tryouts for boys’ hockey were held over th