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Exshaw School Grade 2 students share COVID-19 safety messages

Exshaw School Grade 2 students share COVID-19 safety messages

It couldn't have come at a better time for me and for them because there is so much uncertainty with life and when it will go back to normal. At least there is one really positive memory we can all keep from COVID-19 and the challenges we have all faced." 
Runaway hog causes a scene on Trans-Canada Highway

Runaway hog causes a scene on Trans-Canada Highway

A smiling swine had no idea the predicament it had gotten itself into when the hog wandered into the middle of the Trans-Canada Highway
Second appeal to stop McDougall Church historic rebuild dismissed

Second appeal to stop McDougall Church historic rebuild dismissed

The second appeal to stop the restoration project for the historic 142-year-old McDougall Church has been dismissed, but the province is still deciding whether or not to rescind the historic designation
Bighorn playgrounds awaiting signage to open

Bighorn playgrounds awaiting signage to open

Playgrounds in the MD of Bighorn could open as early as the end of the week, as Bighorn officials await proper social distancing signage for the playgrounds in the municipal district
Bighorn hires hydrogeologist to understand groundwater flooding in Exshaw

Bighorn hires hydrogeologist to understand groundwater flooding in Exshaw

“The volumes are receding, however, we would like to find out more about the effects of ground water, obviously where it has come from and the effects of mitigation.”
Exshaw residents rally together amid flooding

Exshaw residents rally together amid flooding

Nine-year-old Exshaw resident Mikaela Smith has been dedicated to monitoring water pumps removing groundwater flooding homes along Mt. Mcgillvary Drive for the past 10 days
Heart Creek flood mitigation moves forward

Heart Creek flood mitigation moves forward

"We don’t know when the next flood will be, but we do know there will be more floods."
Exshaw residents frustrated with municipality amid flooding

Exshaw residents frustrated with municipality amid flooding

“As a politician, if you will not go see what your constituents are dealing with, then you don’t have the right to speak about what’s going on.”
Rising groundwater levels create havoc on Exshaw's wastewater system

Rising groundwater levels create havoc on Exshaw's wastewater system

Due to rising groundwater levels, wastewater is being pumped into the Bow River to keep it out of residents' basements in lower Exshaw
Exshaw residents concerned after dozens of houses flood with high groundwater levels

Exshaw residents concerned after dozens of houses flood with high groundwater levels

“I have some residents that are angry and some that are afraid and some that are exhausted because they’ve been pumping water for weeks, so there’s lots of emotions that are being expressed. They’ve all been very sincere with me and I’m very appreciative of the fact that they have spoken clearly about their experience," said MD of Bighorn Reeve Dene Cooper on Tuesday (June 2)