Kneehill Council Approves Funding for Fire Engine Replacement

Deputy Reeve Kenneth King called the regular meeting of the Kneehill Council to order at 8:30 AM on February 14, 2023.

Reeve Wittstock joined via Zoom.

The agenda was approved with changes noted.

(Sgt. Jamie Day had been scheduled but was unable to attend.)

The minutes of the January 24 meeting were approved as presented.

Under Community Services and 5.2 “Agricultural Service Board & Parks”, Council passed the motion to officially appoint the Agricultural Service Board as the So

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Pictured (r-l): Prairie Rose Rebekah Lodge members Dorothy O’Donnell, and Mary Crowe present a $5000 cheque to Village of Acme Mayor Bruce McLeod for the playground upgrades in Acme.

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Drumheller RCMP Intervene with a Trio of Impaired Drivers

Drumheller, Alta – At 03:27 am on February 18th, 2023, Drumheller RCMP members received a report of a single-vehicle collision, with no injuries, in a construction zone located on Hwy 10 near the Drumheller Walmart. RCMP members attended the scene and found a white 2006 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck in a deep trench located in the construction zone. The investigation found that the vehicle had driven past barricades, through a security fence and crashed into the trench striking a water pip

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 Improving Diabetes Care in Alberta

The Diabetes Working Group held its first meeting to identify ways to improve diabetes care in the province.

About 403,000 Albertans have been diagnosed with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and that number is expected to increase to 573,000 by 2032. The Diabetes Working Group will provide advice to the minister of health on how to improve care and provide recommendations on steps that may help prevent Albertans from developing Type 2 diabetes.

The Diabetes Working Group was created to address how di

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