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08/11/2025

The countdown is on! Only two weeks until our end-of-summer bash! We'll be celebrating our summer we spent reading around the world with games, activities, and of course, lots of pizza and ice cream! Mark your calendars and don't miss this exciting event at the Hinton Municipal Library! 🍦

08/08/2025

Next month in Hinton!

JOHNNY CASH TV SHOW

Live Event

Happening SEPTEMBER 17th @ 7:30pm at The Performing Arts Theatre of Hinton

A Re-Creation of the Johnny Cash TV Show features award winning tribute artist Jaedyn Pilon and the Flashback Band as they recreate the magic of the Johnny Cash TV Show. You will not only experience the iconic sounds of Johnny Cash but the beautiful lyrics of Joni Mitchell, the soulful vocals of Linda Ronstadt, the sensational guitar playing of Chet Atkins, and much more.

08/05/2025

Celebrate Alberta Day on August 31!

Mark your calendar! The Town of Hinton is proud to host Ridges and Roots: Alberta Day Celebration on Sunday, August 31, at Kinsmen Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Join us for a vibrant afternoon honouring Alberta’s history, culture, and mountain spirit—with food trucks, live music, a pie contest, art displays, a duck race, and more.

🎵 Live local performances
🍲 Food trucks with local and international flavours
🎨 Art activities and vendor showcases
🦆 Family fun, including the Hardisty Creek Duck Race
🥧 A friendly community pie-baking competition

All activities are free to attend. Bring your lawn chair, your Alberta pride, and help us celebrate what makes this province—and our community—so special.

👉 Full event details and registration forms: www.hinton.ca/albertaday

08/04/2025

Chamber Golf Tournament coming up on Saturday!

📅 Your Chamber of Commerce endeavours to provide opportunities to learn more about developments that impact business. Here's some upcoming events to look forward to:

• Hinton CAO Jordan Panasiuk is scheduled to present about the upcoming plebiscite question on Rec Centre Modernization

• CN Rail is scheduled to present on their plans in the Hinton area.

• An All Candidates Forum is slated so people can engage prospective councillors and mayor on issues that matter to them prior to the municipal election

08/01/2025

🎉 Get Ready to Cheer! 🎉

New Country is thrilled to rally behind Team Alberta as they gear up for the 2025 Canada Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador!

Let's show them some love and support! 💙 Join the excitement and cheer them on by watching the action live.

Click here https://www.canadagames.ca/watch to catch all the thrills and spills via virtual streaming! 🎽 Go Team Alberta!🏅

07/22/2025

Ozzy has died at the age of 76

07/22/2025

💙Don’t Miss Out!

There are 88 golfers booked for this event, and only 24 spots remaining!

🖐️ Want to get involved? There’s lots of ways

• enter a team ($480)

• register as an individual ($120)

• sponsor a hole ($250) and organize a fun game

• donate an auction item/prize or something for the starter bag - there are lots of ways to get involved!

ℹ️ Please direct any auction items/prizes to:

📧 [email protected]

Any questions about the tournament itself or hole sponsorship can be directed to:
📧 [email protected]

07/21/2025

Yellowhead County Community Services is dedicated to promoting a warm, welcoming, and safe environment where everyone can participate in a large range of recreational activities regardless of age, ability, background, and economic status. This site is where you will register for programming offered....

07/21/2025

🚪✨ Knock, Knock! Hey, Neighbour!
Neighbour by Neighbour, let's build a more connected Hinton! Thanks to a $20,980 grant from the Rural Mental Health Project, the Hinton Rural Mental Health Action Team is proud to launch the Revitalizing Neighbour Connections Through Giving Project! 💛

Whether you’re new to town or a longtime resident, we invite YOU to take part in a meaningful movement to reduce loneliness and strengthen neighbourhood ties—one small act of kindness at a time. 💬🏘️

👋 How does it work?
✅ Sign up as a Neighbourhood Connector, starting July 23
✅ Use your Neighbourhood Connection Kit to create a thoughtful gift
✅ Deliver it to a neighbour & make a new connection
✅ Complete a quick feedback survey to be entered in a draw!

🎁 Neighbourhood Connection Kits include:
✔️ A step-by-step connection guide
✔️ Mental health resources
✔️ $30 in to spend on a small gift for a neighbour

🧡 Why it matters:
In Hinton, shift work, long hours, and growing diversity can make connections challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. This project aims to bring people together and create a stronger, safer, more supportive community. 🌱

📍 Kits are available starting July 23 at:
👉 FCSS
👉 Hinton Municipal Library
👉HELP
👉 BRIDGES
👉Hinton Friendship Centre

🔗 Learn more and get involved: www.hinton.ca/heyneighbour

07/17/2025

Coming up this weekend!

07/16/2025

Today is Camp Day! Buy a hot or iced coffee at your local Tims and 100% of proceeds will help empower youth. 🙌 The bigger the coffee, the bigger the donation!

You can also donate to Tims Camps year-round by rounding up your order in the Tims app, or donating to the change boxes in restaurant.

07/14/2025

What's more Canadian than Bryan Adams? Seeing him live in St. John's, Newfoundland!

boom wants to send you and a friend to catch the grand finale of the Bryan Adams Canadian tour on October 15th. You'll see him rock the stage with his greatest hits and new music from his album Roll With The Punches!

The Grand Prize includes:
🎤 Two tickets to Bryan Adams FINAL show of the tour
✈️ Round-trip flights for two
🏨 Hotel accommodation
🎶 A deluxe Roll With The Punches box set

How to Enter:
Listen to boom for the special keyword, starting July 21st.
When you hear it, text the keyword to 1-877-850-0011.

The grand prize winner will be announced on August 1st. Good luck!