Author Archives: Jordan Rein
Rocky Senior Housing Council to host country fair, June 1
The Rocky Seniors Housing Council will present its annual Country Fair on June 1 at the Rocky Regional Recreation Centre. Billed as a celebration of local seniors, organizer Tina Hutchinson said the e...
May 27, 2026 (Rocky Senior Housing Council)
St. Dom's student earns leadership award
St. Dominic Catholic High School student Stephanie Sembaliuk has earned the prestigious provincial Archbishop Catholic Education Student Leadership Award. Sembaliuk joins two other RDCRS students hono...
May 27, 2026 St. Dominic Catholic High School grade 12 student Stephanie Sembaliuk has earned the Archbishop Catholic Education Student Leadership Award. (Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton)
Rocky Mountain House tackles tent caterpillar infestation
The Town of Rocky Mountain House is stepping in to deal with an infestation of tent caterpillars in trees and parks throughout the community. Along with creating an unsightly appearance, the caterpill...
May 27, 2026 Tent caterpillars observed on Main St. Rocky Mountain House. (Town of Rocky Mountain House)
Wildfire danger out west now 'high'; Forestry Trunk Rd. wildfire now under control
Wildfire danger in the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area has climbed to high as warm temperatures and dry conditions continue across the region. Alberta Wildfire says elevated temperatures and a lack o...
May 26, 2026 Farmer's field near Leslieville, May 24, 2026. (94.5 Rewind Radio/Jordan Rein)
Clearwater County gives go-ahead for Condor rail trail
Clearwater County is moving ahead with the first portion of a new path in Condor -- with a second portion pushed back for future budget discussions. Back in March, a delegation from Condor pitched the...
May 26, 2026 Condor rail trail as seen May 26, 2026. (Image credit: Charlotte Phillips)
Application for Gimlet area power plant approved by AUC
A proposed 460-megawatt power plant in the extreme northeast corner of Clearwater County has been approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission. The Flipi Gas-Fired Generation Project calls for a natur...
May 25, 2026 Location of a 460-megawatt power plant in Clearwater County. (gridatlas.com)
$10M geothermal testing project proposed north of Rocky Mountain House
A projected $10.6-million geothermal testing project is expected to begin north of Rocky Mountain House in late 2026. Calgary-based GeoGen plans to use an inactive oil and gas well to test patented te...
May 25, 2026 (Image credit: ID 27809677 © Fabio Cardano | Dreamstime.com)
Wildfire danger listed as 'moderate' heading into May 23-24 weekend, West Country wildfire still 'being held'
Wildfire danger in the Rocky Mountain House Forest Area is now rated as moderate, with warmer temperatures and wind continuing to dry vegetation across the region. Officials say wildfire RWF-036 remai...
May 22, 2026 Image of smoke from Innisfail area, which may be of fire RWF036.
Jason Nixon takes over as Alberta finance minister
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Jason Nixon is set to take on one of the Alberta government's most senior cabinet posts as minister of finance and president of treasury board. The widely rumour...
May 21, 2026 Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Jason Nixon sworn in as Alberta's finance minister, May 21, 2026. (Government of Alberta/YouTube)
Clearwater County to consider controversial peat harvesting project
A contentious proposal for a peat harvesting operation northwest of Caroline is set to go before Clearwater County council. Premier Horticulture Ltd. has applied to build a facility about one mile sou...
May 21, 2026 Aerial view of lands considered for a possible peat harvesting operation in Clearwater County. (Melissa Sieben/contributed)
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Rocky Mountain House, AB, Canada
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