Feb 1, 2025 · The Leduc Naturalist: 2024 Leduc Christmas Bird Count results. After some delays due to the recent postal strike, the 2024 results are in. The day was overcast with soft light, but temperatures hovered between -6 and -10 degrees Celsius, allowing 12 surveyors to make observations during the hectic pace of Christmas on December 21.

Jan 15, 2025 · One person dead in Onoway-area fire, Lac Ste. Anne County Fire Services responds. A structure fire “just east of the Town of Onoway” on Jan. 8 resulted in one death and two hospitalizations, Randy Schroeder, Lac Ste. Anne County Fire Services chief, told councillors.

Jan 15, 2025 · Local elections in Alberta, including Mayerthorpe, are scheduled for Oct. 20. “I’ve started a lot of things in my seven-and-a-half years on council, and there’s a few of them that I want to see through to the end,” Jabush told the Mayerthorpe Freelancer. “And there’s lots of stuff going on in town that I’m really excited about, and I’d like to keep my finger on the pulse of ...

Dec 11, 2024 · The annual event is organized by the Christmas Lite-Up committee. “This was probably the best parade I’ve seen in Mayerthorpe,” Mayor Janet Jabush told the Mayerthorpe Freelancer.. At the Mayerthorpe Christmas Lite-Up (l-r), Max, Nicole Polack, Drew and Ellis met Olaf the snowman.

Dec 26, 2024 · JULY. Mayerthorpe gets $713K from feds, province for transit.Federal Rural Transit Solution Fund (RTSF) grants were announced. The Town of Mayerthorpe stated it will use the funding for an expansion of taxi services and new electric vehicle charging stations.

'Rate of last resort' will make Alberta electricity rates less volatile but more expensive in the long haul, experts say. Alberta’s default electricity rate was replaced by the “rate of last resort” at the beginning of the year and experts say it will mean less volatility in the market for consumers, but will make things slightly more expensive in the long haul.

Jan 21, 2025 · As of Jan. 1, Mayerthorpe town councillors make $175 per regular meeting under five hours, up from the $145 rate set in 2022. Council made the change during the Dec. 16, 2024 meeting, with Mayor Janet Jabush saying this tied in with the abolition of council’s policies and priorities committee ...

Dec 26, 2024 · Mayerthorpe residents take in 2024 Fairthorpe festivities.Fairthorpe was held for a third year, from May 24 to 26.The weekend saw the Mayerthorpe Agricultural Fair, including a parade, while the Mayerthorpe Rodeo was held at the Dick Granley Arena during the nights.. Jhett Wheeler placed first in the junior bull riding on Friday night at the 2024 Mayerthorpe Rodeo, racking up 72 points with ...

Dec 26, 2024 · Coun. Marc Claybrook resigns.Claybrook stepped down after serving two years on Mayerthorpe town council. “I made the decision to step down for personal reasons, and (because of) some decisions of council,” Claybrook told the Mayerthorpe Freelancer.. Mayerthorpe voters wouldn’t be asked about council reduction.

Oct 17, 2024 · In 2021, the fee was raised to 11 per cent, which generated $124,788 to the Town of Mayerthorpe in 2022. The fee was increased to 12 per cent in 2022 before being moved to 14 per cent in 2023.. Mayerthorpe’s 2024 fee was higher than in Alberta Beach (eight per cent), Onoway (10 per cent), South View (three per cent) and Whitecourt (4.47 per cent).