This past Saturday, May 11, was a big day for the local Chestermere M&M Meat’s Shop, as well as M&M’s across Canada. It makes the annual M&M Meat Shops Charity Barbeque Day, where for three dollars, anyone can get a burger or a hot dog, and all the proceeds go to the Crohn’s and Colitis…

A power point presentation introducing Clint Marlachuk brought tears to his eyes as he watched Kiprusoff, Macdonald and Irving saving goal after goal. “Those are my kids” he cried in a heartfelt moment, a reminder that his efforts as Flames Goaltending Coach have paid off. Marlachuk along with his wife Joanie came to the High…

12 riders representing Sweet Talk Stables of Chestermere competed at the Spruce Meadows May Classic this past week. As evidenced in the pictures, the riders, under the direction of their coaches, Joyce Enders and Hope Enders surpassed all expectations bringing home ribbons and coolers from all divisions entered. All the girls work very hard to…

A helpful and hopeful business decided to give back to the Chestermere community in a big way over the past Spring Fair weekend. Lil’ Patch Of Heaven is a horse ranch that often brings their animals to the Chestermere Spring Fair to offer horse rides to kids. This past year, at the Fair on May…

During the afternoon of May 8, 2013 a swearing in ceremony at the Chestermere RCMP Detachment was conducted welcoming Jenn WARD as the most recent Chestermere RCMP Auxiliary Constable. This is a special year with the RCMP auxiliary constable program celebrating its 50th year in existence. In 1963, the RCMP began its Auxiliary Constable Program…

September 2007 The Chestermere Regional Food Bank was launched by The Lion’s Club and other Community Members. Since that time the demands on the food bank grow each year. In 2012 over 130 families were supported by the food Bank. Chestermere is a community that is often viewed as one that does not have social…

“Can you see, hear and have overall good health? That’s something we’d all like to answer an affirmative “yes” to. But the fact is that severe disabilities can hit us all at some point in our lives, so what do we do then? One possibility is to contact “Lions Foundation of Canada”. Beginning in 1985…

I have to confess when my 7 year old son begged me to sign him up for football I was worried, although I have always loved the sport I had a hard time envisioning my boy taking on some big burly linebacker and it ending up OK!! But when both his dad and him were…

It was poignant moment last week saying goodbye to someone who has been a good friend to the Chestermere Red Ribbon Competition and the Chestermere Historical Foundation.  Dan Skidmore, EPCOR Site Manager here in Chestermere for about 10 years will be leaving to take on a new EPCOR manager position in Sooke and French Creek,…

The Chestermere Spring Fair is always full of fantastic and fun things for the whole family to participate in an enjoy, and this year it’s launched a new walking program the organizers hope the community will love. Chestermere Walks was an idea in the head of organizer Vicki Klinger that she had a great desire…