During the July 21, 2026 Regular Meeting of Kneehill County Council, Council approved funding of $500.00 to the Trochu Arboretum Society to assist in the costs associated with hosting the Trochu Flower, Baking and Photography Show. $1,000.00 had been requested, but $500 is more in line with funding provided in the past.

Council also approved scholarships of $2,000.00 each to Shelby Piepke and Riette Breedt, Kneehill County students. Scholarships are awarded each year for County students enrolle

Three Hills Mayor Dennis Hazelton called the regular Council meeting of July 13, 2026, to order at 6 pm.

Community Services Director Kristy Sidock was on vacation. All other members of Council and Administration were present. The agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting and the minutes of the June 22, 2026 regular meeting were accepted as presented.

4.1 Prairie College - Student Dormitory Tax Appeal: Moved by Mayor Dennis Hazelton that Council directs Administration to send a letter to Prairie Coll

While attending the Olds Gun and Antique Show in April 2026, Ken MacLean and Richard Marz came across an 1873 Trap Door Springfield Rifle. It was found in the creek bank east of Carbon, near where the old Carbon town site was. Recognizing it as a piece of Kneehill history, though mostly unknown at this time, they decided it should be displayed in the Kneehill Historical Museum.

They pooled their resources, purchased the gun and built a presentation case to present it to the museum on

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Construction is well underway on the installation of a world-class fiber optics network to all homes and businesses in Three Hills. The system, a project of Canadian Fiber Optics, will provide customers with multi-gigabit, symmetrical internet. The system should be completed by November of this year. Canadian Fiber Optics is a privately owned, Alberta-based fiber broadband provider that designs, builds, owns and operates high-performance fiber optic networks to over 20 rural and suburban commu