Sign In Subscribe Now A 28-hectare wildfire west of Sundre is classified as being held.  On May 3, Mountain View County said it was actively monitoring Wildfire RWF030 which is in the Forest Protection Area (FPA) west of Sundre They said the fire was approximately 40 hectares in size.  Mountain View County noted in its release Saturday that the wildfire is under the jurisdiction of Alberta Forestry.  "Resources from the Town of Sundre and Clearwater County are currently assisting with suppression efforts Provincial air and ground resources have also been deployed to support the response," they said.  2025 there have been 30 wildfires in the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area Alberta Wildfire says that the wildfire danger is still currently high in the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area While cooler temperatures are present today persistent winds continue to elevate the wildfire risk.  "Some precipitation passed through the region overnight but it was not enough to reduce the wildfire danger and more is needed to significantly lower the risk," they said on May 4.  "Dead and dry vegetation remains a major concern as it is highly flammable and provides an easily available fuel source for wildfires." 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines AUPE Member Resource Centre 1-800-232-7284 Bargaining update for Local 047 Chapter 012 Your negotiating team exchanged our non-monetary proposals on April 8 and 9 There have not been many changes at our workplace since our last round of bargaining But we did introduce three new Letters of Understanding (LOUs) to make things better:   We also proposed new and improved language for picking up additional shifts and underpayments We are also hoping to improve your current benefit plan and address increased workloads Points West Living’s General Manager and Director of Operations also attended the meetings We had positive discussions about our site-specific issues but the employer asked for more time to review the rest Your negotiating team also made sure that suitable staffing and care levels will be maintained when the hospice suite is in use We will begin bargaining for our wages and other monetary proposals after we finish our non-monetary discussions Our next bargaining meetings are June 16 and 17 Points West Living will respond to the rest of our non-monetary proposals at these meetings © 2004-2025 Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Become a free member today and receive top local stories right to your inbox The Stettler Trade Show is set to takeover the Stettler Recreation April 11-13.  Doors will open for the Trade Show beginning at 4 p.m April 13 will have shortened hours with the doors opening at 11 a.m Admission for 2025 is $5 for adults 13 and older The Trade Show has over 100 vendors registered spread out in over 15,000 square-feet of show areas Entertainment for the 2025 edition of the Trade Show will feature the Electric Sliders and Travis Dolter on April 11 Jason Circus and the Stettler Firefighters on April 12 For more information, check out stettlertradeshow.weebly.com The Government of Alberta recently announced $1 million in funding through the Fire Services Training Program Grant to support more than 65 local fire services across Alberta "This firefighter training grant will keep our community safe and equipped to handle emergencies," said Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely in a press release "The first to respond in an emergency is often a community’s local fire service which makes it critical that local firefighters in Camrose receive training that is reflective of industry best standards and fits the needs of the communities they serve," stated the press release "The funding provided to Camrose through the Fire Services Training Program Grant will help do just that by supporting them in delivering a wide range of training for their firefighters." “Firefighters put their lives on the line to protect us and we’re making sure they have the training they need to do their jobs safely and effectively Well-trained fire services are essential to keeping our communities safe and these grant investments will help firefighters respond with skill and confidence when Albertans need them most," said Ric McIver municipalities are responsible for determining fire service needs for their community including local fire service levels and organization Incumbent Conservative Party of Canada MP Damien Kurek is set once again to represent the riding of Battle River- Crowfoot.  was first elected as an MP in the riding in 2019.  It was a dominant performance from Kurek in his second election with more than 43,000 ballots cast in his favour.  for 85.5 per cent of the votes in the riding.  Liberal Party of Canada candidate Brent Sutton finished second with just over 10 per cent of the vote with more than 5,500 ballots cast in his favour PPC’s Jonathan Bridges was fourth and the Green Party’s Douglas Gook was fourth.  Kurek had served as the Conservative Shadow Minister of Canadian Heritage.  worked as a farmer and seasonally in the oil and gas sector before he became an MP.  it was a clean sweep for the Conservatives Blaine Calkins won the Ponoka-Didsbury riding Mike Lake was re-elected in Leduc-Wetaskiwin Burton Bailey won in Red Deer and William Stevenson won the Yellowhead riding.  It was the Liberal Party of Canada that will form the federal government The Conservatives got 147 seats nation-wide.  We got the highest share of votes our party has received since 1988 We denied the NDP and Liberals enough seats to form a coalition government And we did all this in a very difficult environment,” said Poilievre.  we are cognizant of the fact that we didn’t get quite over the finish line yet That’s why we have to learn the lessons of tonight so we can have an even better result the next time Canadians decide the future for the country.”  Advance voting starts today in Central Alberta ridings Battle River-Crowfoot and Yellowhead.  Electors have four days for advance voting or they can go to an Elections Canada office by April 22 Central Alberta voters can cast their ballots in the federal election as early as Friday Sunday and Monday (April 19-21) from 9 a.m Electors must vote only at their assigned polling place This is different from the process in some provincial elections where electors can vote at any polling location Voters can find the address for their assigned polling station on the back of their voter information card by visiting elections.ca or by calling 1-800-463-6868 electors must prove their identity and address The list of accepted ID can be found online Another early-voting option is to vote at any Elections Canada office by April 22 at 6 p.m The locations in Central Alberta can be found online The offices are open seven days a week: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m Residents can also vote by mail using the special ballot process The deadline to apply to vote by special ballot is Tuesday and the marked ballot must be returned by election day – Monday Candidates running in Central Alberta are:  Burton Bailey — Conservative Party of Canada  Ayaz Bangash — Liberal Party of Canada  Kyla Courte — People’s Party of Canada  Ashley MacDonald — Green Party of Canada  Brandon Pringle — Christian Heritage Party of Canada  Grant Abraham — United Party of Canada (UP)  Blaine Calkins — Conservative Party of Canada  Larry Gratton — People’s Party of Canada  Damien Kurek — Conservative Party of Canada  Brent Sutton — Liberal Party of Canada  Jonathan Bridges — People’s Party of Canada  Ronald Brochu — Liberal Party of Canada  Christopher Everingham — Canadian Future Party  Jose Flores — People’s Party of Canada  Mike Lake — Conservative Party of Canada  The Alberta government is taking the federal Liberal government to court.  Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz and Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan Neudorf jointly announced that Alberta was taking the federal government to Alberta's Court of Appeal over matters of constitutionality where it came to Ottawa's net-zero emissions by 2035 plan According to a release accompanying the press conference the province notes that "Canada's constitution is clear" and "provinces have exclusive jurisdiction over the development conservation and management of sites and facilities in the province for the generation and production of electrical energy." "The federal government refused to work collaboratively or listen to Canadians while developing these regulations," said Smith and place Albertans’ livelihoods – and more importantly Our government will not accept unconstitutional net-zero regulations that leave Albertans vulnerable to blackouts in the middle of summer and winter when they need electricity the most.” The release notes that findings by the Alberta Electric System Operator show that Ottawa's new regulations will make the provincial grid 100 times less reliable than it currently is and increase costs by around 35 per cent "The introduction of the Clean Electricity Regulations in Alberta by the federal government is another example of dangerous federal overreach," said Amery "These regulations will create unpredictable power outages in the months when Albertans need reliable energy the most They will also cause power prices to soar in Alberta which will hit our vulnerable the hardest.” impose "strict limits on fossil fuel power" in an effort to force provinces to move to a net-zero emission grid something that Alberta believes is impossible given current technologies.  "Ottawa’s electricity regulations will leave Albertans in the dark," said Schulz "They aren’t about reducing emissions – they are unconstitutional ideological activist policies based on standards that can’t be met and technology that doesn’t exist It will drive away investment and punish businesses provinces and families for using natural gas for reliable We will not put families at risk from safety and affordability impacts – rationing power during the coldest days of the year – and we will continue to stand up for Albertans.” Albertans currently rely on natural gas for 75 per cent of electricity generated in the province; however with Ottawa's push to "unproven" technologies those generators would not be able to remain without significant and costly upgrades.  there would be a serious risk of regular brownouts and blackouts during the cold of winter and through the dog days of summer," said Smith Alberta would be left to freeze in the minus 40 degrees while sitting down for dinner lit by flashlight or candlelight as they wait for the rolling blackout to move on to the next community .. Such uncaring arrogance is typical of the liberal government."  It is unknown what the timeline for the Court of Appeals is going to be or what the response from Mark Carney's new minority Liberal government will look like The Town and County of Stettler have issued a pair of joint proclamations Mayor Sean Nolls and Reeve Larry Clarke signed proclamations on National Volunteer Week and National Nurses Week on April 28 National Volunteer Week runs from April 27 to May 3 and is supported by Volunteer Canada The proclamation notes that 24 million Canadians volunteer their time every year With many volunteers in the local community the two municipalities have formally recognized the week.  A volunteer appreciation lunch will take place on Main Street near FCSS on May 2 celebrates and recognizes the "integral role" that nurses play in the delivery of health care in the community.  Nurses Week is recognized from May 12 to May 18.  After decades of rumours around what could be buried under the the PNE grounds the truth is finally surfacing – literally during construction of the new Freedom Mobile Arch amphitheatre at Hastings Park at the Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver crews found a captured German gun from the First World War a number of other military artifacts were found Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum curator James Calhoun said there have been rumours for years that there were German guns buried at the PNE grounds "This subsequent find just shows that there was more stuff stored at the park and we’re likely to find it," Calhoun said Friday (May 2) from the Seaforth Armoury in Vancouver where the historic artillery and military artifacts have been moved.  crews have found a captured German howitzer from the First World War four captured German machine guns from the First World War two British/Canadian nine-pounder cannons from the 1870s and the "trail" of the howitzer Calhoun explained the captured guns were brought back to Canada as "trophies" and scattered throughout the country was one of the first organizations to ask for more trophies.  He said there were plans for a permanent exhibit but it never quite happened as the Depression happened Fifteen or 16 artillery pieces were stored at Hastings Park in 1933/34 and another five were cut up for scraps.  "Our attitudes changed throughout the late ‘20s and ‘30s and we got rid of stuff." Calhoun added a newspaper article in the 1940s said the remaining pieces were discarded in an "out of the way corner" in Hastings Park That area used to have a ravine that was eventually filled in when the military took over the park in 1942 "We think that they pushed them all into a ravine and just buried them.” Calhoun said it's an incredibly exciting find He said an officer was "gobsmacked" that construction could unearth these items buried in metres of dirt while also wondering why the items weren't taken to the Seaforth Armoury building Put yourself in the position of somebody in World War Two Now we're at the point that it's magical." Calhoun said there could be as many as nine more artillery pieces buried and at least 10 machine guns but the piece he's hoping for is a 210-millimetre Morser that used to sit at the entrance of Stanley Park where it was the most-photographed captured gun in Vancouver.  “We think that might be buried in the ravine at the PNE so we’re very excited about going in to look for it.” Geordie Howe is an archeologist with the Vancouver Park Board In his close to 50 years as an archeologist he said getting the phone call about this was not one of his normal days.  played at the PNE for all the years I’ve been around here as a young boy Sign up for free account today and start receiving our exclusive newsletters A tax deliberation date set for May 8 has been pushed up to April 29 Council approved moving the tax deliberation at its April 15 council meeting after being informed that administration had concerns with the previous date due to hearing that Canada Post and the union had returned to negotiations which paralyzed the mail system in the fall of 2024 could potentially resume as early as May 22 which would have implications for the town in getting its tax notices out.  administration and council had set a tax deliberation day for May 8 with plans to mail out tax notices on May 23 Given the possibility of a strike, administration requested moving up the deliberations with the potential approval of the tax rate at the May 6 council meeting and allowing administration to mail out tax notices by May 12.  Tax deliberations will now take place on April 29 at 4 p.m., due to potential schedule conflicts for councillors at the earlier time.  the notice of assessment date will be moved to May 20 just before the potential Canada Post strike.  The deadline for tax complaints will remain July 21 and as allowed by the Municipal Government Act,  the Town of Stettler is also establishing an electronic means of correspondence for all tax matters for those who opt in.  Town Council has awarded a custodial services contract to Aroma Cleaning Services of Stettler for the cleaning of the Public Works Shop offices.  the town's director of operational services the town typically just pays for hourly cleaning at the shop with the amount varying at different times of year depending on mud and dirt.  The annual budget for this cleaning is between $14,000 and $17,000 per year and has been done on an "ad hoc" basis.  One vendor was disqualified as it did not follow bid requirements outlining how many staff they intended to use for the cleaning task and whether they were covered by WCB.  Bids were also evaluated as to whether they carried a Town of Stettler business license.  the costs ranged from $140 to $225 per clean with Aroma's coming in at the lowest.  Help is on the horizon for Stettler's physician community With several physicians having left the community over the last few years Stettler has been left in a position where it has had just seven doctors for a community that is recommended to have between 14 and 16 According to community action group Stettler Needs Doctors three doctors have been signed and are in the various stages of coming to the town and there is the possibility of more on the way.  "We do have some really positive news," said Stettler Needs Doctors Chair Dean Lovell "One is starting in the second week in January and then we'll have one probably in March or April." a third physician will be starting around the middle of the year Ude is anticipated to start in early January Victoria Onwuzurike is anticipated to start sometime in the spring the third doctor committed to coming to Stettler Lovell says that at least two more potential physicians will be touring the community early in the new year.  "We've definitely been very successful at recruiting," said Lovell the town and the county increasing the recruitment money that's available .. is one of the catalysts that's bringing doctors to our community." the Town of Stettler and Stettler County jointly signed a physician recruitment agreement during the summer of 2024 The agreement was just extended by both parties for two years.  The agreement offers a doctor coming to the community a signing bonus based on their qualifications A basic general physician agreeing to remain in town for up to five years will get a signing bonus of around $60,000 whereas a physician specializing in obstetrics and/or anesthesia will earn significantly more.  If the physician leaves before the end of their contract the bonus will need to be repaid in a prorated amount.  In addition to the municipally-offered attraction incentive the Stettler Health Services Foundation is also offering new physicians to the community a $100,000 Lovell notes that most of the physicians who have shown interest in Stettler have been trained overseas in countries with no direct Canadian equivalency In order for them to begin practicing in Stettler the physicians need to take several tests to prove their proficiency and then do a Practise Readiness Assessment (PCA) with another physician.  Requirements for the PCAs are set out by the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons.  The PCAs take 60 days to complete; if the physician has advanced skills they will have to do an additional assessment the physicians can then begin taking patients in the community but still be under the oversight of another physician in the community for an additional 60 days once we interact with them and know they're capable of coming and then hit the ground in Stettler," said Lovell Lovell says that the five would fill out vacancies at the two current clinics and with each taking on between 700 and 1,000 patients will go a long way towards filling in for the 5,000 or so Stettler residents currently without a physician.  Lovell says things are looking better now than they were even last July but it has taken a team approach to get to this point.  Lovell also chairs the Stettler Region Physician Recruitment Committee which is operated under the Stettler Regional Board of Trade "It's multiple committees that have done a great job of convincing these doctors to come and see our community." Stettler Needs Doctors is taking more of a backseat role in physician recruitment efforts now; the organization is offering $2,000 to anyone who refers a physician who successfully signs "We've actually had one doctor that recommended another doctor to come and we've already paid one doctor out some of that money so that's that's great." Lovell says that Stettler Needs Doctors is using the funds raised through last summer's sign campaign to help the new arrivals get situated in the community.  The Stettler Needs Doctors website also has a variety of information available for physicians wishing to check out the community and a listing of current positions.  For more information, check out www.stettlerneedsdoctors.ca Stettler County council has denied a request to forgive penalties issued on outstanding taxes Council heard that a ratepayer missed the tax deadline of Nov 1 and as a result accrued a 10 per cent penalty in the amount of approximately $136.  While the county did receive a cheque from the ratepayer paying the outstanding amount of taxes "It was clearly after the deadline," said Coun the second penalty of 10 per cent was applied As it was only applied to the outstanding amount the ratepayer reached out to Stettler County administration on Feb well after the second penalty had been assessed and requested that the tax penalties be waived as the taxes had been paid.  "Advise the ratepayer that the request has been denied," said Coun motioning to deny the request, which carried.  Stettler County council has approved administration's request to purchase herbicides for the 2025 season.  the county Agricultural Services Board budgets around $200,000 for spraying along roadsides According to the request for decision in the April 9 agenda package presented by Director of Operations Greg Jackson roadside spraying in 2025 will take place in the county's central zone.  Because the herbicide purchased is for industrial use instead of agricultural use There are two approved vendors in the province for industrial herbicides with the different herbicides to be purchased to be split between the two suppliers up to the budgeted amount.  and Trinity Congdon as inspectors and officers under the Weed Control Act for the 2025 season The Hamlet of Byemoor is celebrating its centennial anniversary during the summer of 2025 and the county has been asked to support it.  Council was provided several options to support the event another commemorative item of council's choice or by officially participating in the Byemoor Centennial "My personal preference is the bench," said Chief Administrative Officer Yvette Cassidy Cassidy noted that the county has set a precedent by supporting the communities within the county as they celebrate their milestones The most recent example was in June 2024 when the Hamlet of Botha celebrated its homecoming celebration "We have done other things as well," said Coun Sign up below for unlimited digital access for 30 days receive our daily news alerts & breaking news Another Stettler Trade Show is in the books and by all accounts it was the most successful yet According to Stettler Board of Trade Executive Director Byron Geddes the 2025 edition of the Trade Show had many varied exhibitors though they were a slightly different mix than what was seen in previous years "I think it was really well received by the community," said Geddes "Lots of people are already picking their spot for next year I didn't have one vendor say that they weren't coming back." The Stettler Trade Show averages around 3,500 people through the doors over the weekend and Geddes says that the 2025 edition was a record year with 100 more people coming in than the 2024 edition.  "It was probably our best trade show to date," said Geddes Entertainment for the trade show consisted of Daly Up and Dance DJ Service All the entertainment was on the Daly Up and Dance DJ Stage in the Red Arena.  there were several food trucks on site and the Stettler Recreation Centre concession was open all weekend Next up for Stettler's Board of Trade is the Canada Day Parade Enter your email to connect to 30 more days worth of stories by journalists living & working in Stettler Thank you for supporting local journalism The Stettler RCMP are continuing their investigation after a vehicle hit a building in Stettler on April 2.  Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene of a truck hitting Stettler's Grandview Liquor on Wednesday morning "The initial dispatch is that there was no fire or smoke and that EMS was en route as well," said RCMP Media Relations Officer Cpl RCMP officers found that a white Dodge Ram with one occupant had hit the front of the building located at the corner of 59 Street and 44 Avenue In a follow-up, Savinkoff confirmed that there were no injuries in the single-vehicle collision No One Covers Stettler Like The Stettler Independent Don’t miss out on reading the latest local provincial and national news. Join our community and receive daily news alerts & breaking news Stettler Showcase closed its 2024/25 season on April 13 when globe-trotting mentalist Jeff Newman took to the stage at the Performing Arts Centre award-winning mentalist who has performed in over 25 countries in a show that featured heavy audience involvement.  The mentalist left the audience in awe as he seemingly read the minds of the audience with one trick after another Join thousands of other like-minded readers and sign up below to gain immediate & unlimited access to our news for the next 30 days – plus start receiving our newsletters The Stage is set for the finals in the Boston Pizza Cup Daylan Vavrek and Evan Van Amsterdam faced each other on Sunday morning in the Boston Pizza Cup semi-finals competing for a spot against Kevin Koe in the finals.  After nine ends in a tightly contested game Van Amsterdam won the draw with a score of 5-1 The final will be a chance at redemption for Van Amsterdam after already losing to Koe in the Page 1/2 playoff 6-4 on Feb The 57th Annual Stettler & District Music Festival is coming up quickly.  the festival will be running from April 12-23 with the Grand Concert taking place on April 27 Peter Lutheran Church and the Stettler Performing Arts Centre.  "This year we have 157 registrations with 652 participants, with many performers competing in multiple disciplines throughout the festival," said Marci Spady president of the music festival board via email Some area youth will be going on the trip of a lifetime and representing their country this summer Three student archers and an alumni archer from the Wm Hay Secondary School Nockbusters Archery team and a pair of students from the Castor Raiders Archery program have been selected to represent Team Canada at an international archery competition in Wallis Bay it will host one of the province's premier events for the sport.  Curlers from across the province will be in Stettler from February 5-9 for the 2025 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup the Alberta Men's provincial playdowns.  Erskine ended up getting the planning for the event after the original host club it was through a connection at Curling Alberta that the club had which resulted in them ending up with them hosting the playdowns The Counties of Stettler and Paintearth have announced that seasonal road bans are now in effect.  all range roads and township roads with exceptions remain at 100 per cent axle weight.  Other areas where permanent road bans are: Paintearth County issued notice that it was issuing a fire restriction for the region effective April 22.  No fire permits will be issued after that date and fires are to only be burned in approved fire pits incinerators of burning barrels approved by the county.  A fire pit must be a non-combustible structure no larger than one metre purpose-built for containing fires and have a screen or grate with openings no larger than 16mm A new community organization is celebrating its first winter in Stettler Seeing a need after returning to the community several years ago Special Olympics Stettler was founded in the fall of 2024 by Lindsey and Jason Delwo "We're officially called a community program under Special Olympics Alberta," said Lindsey A Stettler resident was recently honoured for his long-time service and devotion to a community service group was honoured with that club's lifetime membership award at a ceremony at the end of March.  "The Kin life membership is the highest honour we can give to an individual member," said Blake and it doesn't look the same for everybody Editor's Note: This story has been corrected The original story stated that the Rochon Sands Boat Launch had closed for the spring It is in fact the Rochon Sands Heights Boat Launch that has been closed by the County of Stettler With work needing to be done and low water levels at Buffalo Lake Stettler County Council has approved the temporary closure of the Rochon Sands Heights Boat Launch Stettler County hosted the 47th Annual Community Service Awards on March 6 at the Stettler Agriplex.  The awards honour "exceptional volunteers in agriculture recreation and culture" throughout the County of Stettler.  Stettler County is celebrating 70 years in 2025 a milestone which was recognized during the celebration County Reeve Larry Clarke and Councillors Dave Grover Justin Stevens and Paul McKay were all in attendance for the event The Stettler Imperials have tied the second round of the East Central Senior Mens' Hockey League playoffs at one game apiece following the defeat of the Sedgewick Sabres at the Stettler Recreation Centre on March 1 it guarantees the best-of-five series will go at least four games as the teams head back to Sedgewick on March 7 Rodeo season has officially bucked into gear in Stettler County.  The first event of the season kicked off in Byemoor on April 18 with a well-attended Bull-a-rama held at the Endmoor Arena.  the event had about 400 people filling the stands.  The Byemoor Bull-a-rama drew bull riders from around the world with several riders from Australia and Brazil taking part.  the event had a 14-rider first round followed by an 11-rider second round The Main Street Christmas Tree is in place in Stettler for another holiday Season in front of an audience of around 70 spectators on a sub-zero day.  The Town of Stettler's Facebook page said that the tree would be placed beginning at 9 a.m. however the tree and crane did not arrive at the intersection of 50 St The Government of Alberta has introduced new legislation which it believes will strengthen democracy and result in fair and quick election results.  Bill 54, the Election Statutes Amendment Act 2025, was tabled in the Alberta legislature on April 29.  Changes included in the legislation are the banning of electronic tabulators and other automated voting machines the elimination of vouching at voting stations the requirement of unofficial vote counts to be completed within 12 hours of polls closing a requirement for voters to cast their ballot in their home constituency making it easier to recall elected officials and improving the process for citizens to get petitions going The Stettler Health Professionals Attraction and Retention Committee reports that "measurable progress" is being made to get new physicians to the community.   A March 2025 media release announced that two new doctors have begun practicing in the community since the start of the year. Three others have signed on and are able to start seeing patients once they have navigated through the province's assessment process “We know attracting and retaining physicians is a challenge faced by many rural communities we are making meaningful progress," said Dean Lovell chair of the Health Professionals Attraction and Retention Committee The first annual Storm Mountain Outfitters Coyote Classic was held Jan the hunting competition was being started to bring some regulation to an exploding coyote population in Stettler County.  "A number of counties have bounties on them," said Storm Mountain owner and Coyote Classic organizer Lee Bates Bates says that coyote populations have doubled in recent years and are causing problems across all parts of rural Alberta The Stettler Imperials' quest for the Ralph Wiest Memorial Trophy continues as the team starts round two of the East Central Senior Men's Hockey League playoffs on Feb Third-place Stettler faced the sixth-place Irma Aces during round one of the best-of-five series Fans of Gordon Lightfoot will want to keep April 24 open.  Second Sunset Productions will be coming to Stettler's Performing Arts Centre that day bringing their Gordon Lightfoot tribute show to life.  titled Picking up the Pieces: The Songs of Gordon Lightfoot will take place in Stettler as part of a spring tour the group is doing.  "I've heard a lot about the Stettler Performing Arts Centre so I reached out and we booked the room and here we are," said John Hewitt Kevin Koe has won the Curling Alberta Men's Playdowns held at the Stettler Recreation Centre (SRC) the finals of the Boston Pizza Cup took place on the afternoon of February 9 with Koe taking on Evan Van Amsterdam in a rematch from earlier in the week.  The Stettler Town and Country Museum is ready for another festive season The 2024 edition of the always-popular "Light the Night" kicked off on Dec 6 with over 30 separate outdoor displays.  Once done wandering around the winter wonderland outside Santa's workshop is set up inside the museum featuring the gingerbread house competition Votes for the fan-favourite gingerbread house cost $1 Stettler town council has approved the purchase of a new street sweeper as part of the 2025 Capital Budget The approval was made during the April 1 council meeting.  Town of Stettler Director of Operations Melissa Robbins presented the memorandum to council for the approximately $500,000 line item.  Robbins noted during the meeting that tender packages were made available to prospective vendors through the Alberta Purchasing Connection website With the New Year comes a brightening medical professionals situation in Stettler: the mayor of the Town of Stettler relates that a lot of community-wide effort has borne fruit when it comes to recruiting new doctors Mayor Sean Nolls noted in an interview with the ECA Review Jan 8 that a community-wide effort spearheaded by the Stettler and District Board of Trade (BOT) will see one new doctor starting in Stettler in January while two more are expected to begin over the next two months The first annual Storm Mountain Outfitters Coyote Classic gets underway this weekend the hunting competition is being started to bring some regulation to an exploding coyote population in Stettler County.  Canadian and World champion Kevin Koe is into the finals at the 2025 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup.  Koe won 6-4 on Saturday night at the Stettler Recreation Centre Koe scored a triple in the third end and led Evan Van Amsterdam 4-1 through six ends. Van Amsterdam cut the deficit to one in the seventh but Koe added singles in the eighth and 10th end to close out the victory Day one of curing action has come to a close at the Stettler Recreation Centre Draw 2 in the 'A' event concluded with matchups of the Evan Van Amsterdam rink taking on the Daniel Humbke rink on sheet A the Cole Adams and the Jacob Libbus rink squaring off on sheet B the Daylan Vavrek rink versus the Kevin Koe rink on sheet C and the Rob Johnson and Johnson Tao rinks going head-to-head on sheet D The first game to conclude was the sheet B game which saw Adams defeat Libbus in seven ends with a score of 10-4 The second game to conclude was the Van Amsterdam versus Humbke match which the Van Amsterdam rink won 8-7 in 10 ends.  Game three to end was the Johnson and Tao matchup The final game of the evening to conclude was Vavrek and Koe matchup which Koe won with a final score of 10-7 in 10 ends.  Humbke plays the Jamie King ring and Benjamin Kiist will play the Rob Johnson rink on Feb Kevin Koe will take on Johnson Tao and Evan Van Amsterdam will take on Cole Adams at 2 p.m which means it’s once again time to think about heart-related emergencies The Stettler District Ambulance Association is encouraging everyone to learn how to save a life with CPR this Heart Month which is why knowing what to do is so important What you do in the time it takes the ambulance to arrive could be the difference between life and death Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. 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