The demolition of a former church in Hythe will cost more than the county expected after asbestos was discovered in the building. The cost for demolition is expected to be about $99,000; that is $56,000 more than initially budgeted. “We did have an asbestos sample taken on the building, and it was confirmed to contain […]
The city is continuing to work on its land use bylaw (LUB) that would allow garden suites to make more housing available and reduce urban sprawl. The LUB currently allows for garage suites where a suite is attached to a garage and has an internal parking space; garden suites will not require an internal parking […]
A mini-storage facility is coming to Beaverlodge. We Care Mini-Storage will be opening 22 self-contained units in a $100,000 facility located on the corner next to New Horizon Co-Op. Jack Marsim told the News last week he hopes to have the units ready for rental by December. It will have 10x10 and 8x10 foot storage […]
The Fall Fair was hosted by the Wembley & District Agricultural Society, and also included a pancake breakfast, face painting, a kids bouncy obstacle course and a parade. Broden Hiltz, 6, left, raced Kelty Maclean, 10, during the box car races. (Photo by Jesse Boily) Roman Levesque, 3, and his brother Mason, 2, were busy […]
The National Bee Diagnostic Centre (NBDC) in Beaverlodge is receiving funding to develop sugar and botanical testing services with the hope to increase the sales of Canadian honey in national and international markets. Northwestern Polytechnic will receive more than $390,000 to create a Canadian honey authentication system. “Not only will we be testing for quality, […]