Ponoka News

09/06/2023

The new Ponoka-Didsbury riding would be home to the City of Lacombe, and the towns of Bentley, Bowden, Didsbury, Eckville, Innisfail, Olds, Ponoka, Rimbey and Sylvan Lake

Red Deer would be contained within single riding

09/06/2023

This year’s Hammer-In Festival at the Lacombe Blacksmith Shop proved a hit with the community.

09/06/2023

Sandra Lund, CAO of the Town of Ponoka, and Andrew Jones, recreation director, gave a recreation update to Ponoka County council during their regular meeting on July 18.

County council briefs from the July 18 regular meeting

09/05/2023

With a new coach and general manager, the Ponoka Stampeders are set to return to the rink for the upcoming Heritage Junior B Hockey League (HJHL) season.

The franchise was shut down in 2022

09/05/2023

The vehicle was ultimately located in Ermineskin, and was on fire.

Ermineskin residents under shelter in place while police searched for suspect vehicle

09/05/2023

Temporary lane closures are planned, starting Sept. 5, as the Town of Ponoka completes micro-surfacing work o several roadways.

Town says micro-surfacing prolongs life of roads

09/05/2023

An overturned semi trailer in the southbound lane on Highway 2, close to Highway 53 just outside of Ponoka, is casuing traffic delays as of 10 a.m. on Sept. 5.

08/27/2023

Habitat for Humanity Red Deer is set to host two family information sessions for a future Ponoka build project.

08/27/2023

Aging van heightens the risk of canceled medical appointments

08/26/2023

“Sometimes the simple stories are very appealing. Sometimes it’s about fitting into an existing world view and making things make sense within that paradigm.”

Canada’s current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but for some conspiracy theorists, the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground isn’t enough to convince them.

08/26/2023

Trade Minister Mary Ng and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay say Canada will take part in dispute resolution proceedings as a third party.

Canada is siding with the United States in a burgeoning trade dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on products made with genetically modified corn.

08/25/2023

The probe is part of international inquiries sparked by the arrest in Canada earlier this year of Kenneth Law, who has been charged with two counts of counseling and aiding su***de.

British police said Friday they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self harm.

08/25/2023

Police say the protesters challenged officers at the blockade on the Trans-Canada Highway, after “threats of violence” against emergency workers prompted the Mounties to increase their presence there.

The BC Wildfire Service has confirmed it temporarily reassigned crews fighting fires in the province’s Shuswap region after protesters showed up at an RCMP roadblock Wednesday evening in what police say was an effort to “overwhelm” the blockade.

08/25/2023

Ladies breakaway roper Macy Auclair just finished one of her most lucrative weekends ever. The Ponoka cowgirl won Cranbrook with a 2.1 second run for $1,444 and split the win at Pincher Creek with World Rookie contender Shaya Biever (1.9, $1001 each).

Macy Auclair and her horse ‘Pistol’ solidly inside the top 12 after dual wins

08/25/2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the housing challenge “has been decades” in the making and promises the government is focused on “getting more housing built.”

The federal Liberal cabinet is wrapping up a three-day retreat in Charlottetown today promising concrete action on housing but without any specific new initiatives on the table.

08/25/2023

On Aug. 24, Ponoka business Brittany Jo and Co Wellness, dedicated to a holistic approach to healing, celebrated its one-year anniversary of opening its doors, as well as its recent expansion.

Business has grown from five to 12 practitioners in first year

08/25/2023

The board says there have been at least 21 more on-board fires involving “remote” locomotives in the middle or at the end of a train since the incident, with 34 occurring in the 10 years before.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is warning about the risks of fires going unnoticed on locomotives and setting wildfires, citing dozens of on-board blazes in a report into an incident two years ago in southeast British Columbia.

08/25/2023

As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live.