Killam RCMP deal with a number of Break-ins in Hardisty and Forestburg
The Killam/Forest-burg RCMP Detachment members have been busy over the last week with a number of break ins reported in Hardisty and again in Forestburg.
Month: July 2013
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Heisler Cardinals take BRBL championship second year in a row
Game 1 of the Battle River Baseball League playoff finals took place on Tuesday, July 23 in Rosalind, with a BRBL record crowd in attendance.
Local producers and pet owners should be aware of toxic plant
2013’s wet spring replenished many local sloughs, but has also allowed an unwelcome visitor to flourish, Western Water Hemlock.
July RCMP Report: Police investigate shots fired in Forestburg
For the period of July 8 through 18, the detachment initiated a total of 76 files in a 10 day perod. Some of these included the following: 16 false alarm calls, two false or abandoned 911 calls, five Mischief calls, four reports of Suspicious persons, nine motor vehicle collisions in addition to those reported separately…
Killam Charity Auction draws huge crowd of treasure hunters
The 17th Annual Charity Auction, held Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20 in the Killam Memorial Arena, looks like it was the most successful to date, says organizer Ralph Sorenson, as the initial tallies are starting to come in.
Killam Public Works Superintendent helps in High River
Dean Berrecloth, Public Works Superintendent for the Town of Killam, just returned on July 7 from a week in High River, where he assisted in clean up after massive flooding in the town. Berrecloth is the Vice-President of the Alberta Public Works Assoc., (APWA) and as soon as the flooding occurred, he was in touch…
Bawlf woman denied life-saving drug for rare lung disease
Cindy Charpentier of Bawlf has always been a fighter; she says that started from birth when medical staff tried to keep her mother from giving birth to her until the doctor arrived, and she fought her way out anyway. Charpentier, now 55, has a different fight on her hands now, she is dealing with a…
Battle River Baseball League finals in full swing
The first round of playoffs in the Battle River Baseball League got underway Thursday, July 4.
Killam native wins Alberta Media Production Industries Association Rosie Award for film
Shawn Knievel, moved from Killam to Camrose at under a year old, but he recently made the Knievel family proud by winning the prestigious Rosie Award from the Alberta Media Production Industries Association, for Best Student Production, for a dramatic piece he co-produced with girlfriend Amanda Trimble called “Dear 604/Chere 604.”