New Country West

11/10/2025

The Throwback Long Weekend is here!

What's the secret ingredient to a perfect Thanksgiving long weekend? Great food, great company, and great Throwback country!

We're serving up all your favourite hits during New Country's Throwback Long Weekend, from October 10th to 13th Thanks to our friends at Cougar Mountain Lodge!

10/10/2025

On Thursday October 9th, at approximately 0450hrs, Edson Fire was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 4300 block of 1 Avenue in Edson.

EFD was attending another call at the time of dispatch and quickly redirected resources to the fire. The first unit arrived at the fire in four minutes after the dispatch was received, finding a heavily involved commercial building with fire self-venting through the roof. Crews laid multiple supply lines and controlled the fire through use of apparatus mounted master streams, portable master streams, and handlines. The fire was quickly brought under control, but due to the nature of the content loading, an extensive overhaul took several hours to complete extinguishment. While attending this call, crews also responded to an unrelated motor vehicle collision, and another unrelated fire alarms ringing call.

EFD responded with two engines, a heavy rescue, and two command units. EFD was supported as well by RCMP, EMS, ATCO, and Fortis. The fire is currently under investigation, and a third-party investigator is on-site working with EFD and RCMP.

In addition, we would like to emphasize that motorists should NEVER drive over a hose line at a fire scene. During the incident, a passenger vehicle drove over a supply line during the fire, risking cutting off water supply, endangering firefighters, damaging equipment, and impairing our ability to intervene at the fire. Fortunately, this occurrence did not result in a damaged supply line.

08/10/2025

What's the secret ingredient to a perfect Thanksgiving long weekend? Great food, great company, and great Throwback country!

We're serving up all your favourite hits during New Country's Throwback Long Weekend, from October 10th to 13th Thanks to our friends at Cougar Mountain Lodge!

Don't miss it starting Friday at 3pm!

08/10/2025

✈️ WIN THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY MUSIC TRIP TO LONDON!

Here’s how to get on the standby list with our Name Drop contest. Next name drop is tomorrow afternoon!

🎧 LISTEN weekdays for the daily code word.
📱 TEXT that code word and your name
📞 HEAR us call your name at 2:20pm? Call us back to qualify!

You could win the grand prize package:
✅ Round-trip flights to London
✅ 4-night hotel stay
✅ Welcome dinner & a London excursion
✅ Weekend passes to C2C!
The grand prize draw is Monday, October 20th. Good luck!

Thanks to our sponsor Buffalo Air Express!

07/10/2025

Begins next week

06/10/2025

Taking place next week!

04/10/2025

02/10/2025

Registration is open!

🎃👻 Edson’s Haunted Halloween Contest is back!
Decorate your home and compete for prizes in categories like Scariest, Family Friendly, Most Original, and more!

🗓️ Registration opens October 1
💻 Details at edson.ca/cdprograms
📍 Registration and Map https://engage.edson.ca/haunted-halloween

Let the haunting begin! 🕸️

01/10/2025

A Fire Advisory has been issued for the Town of Edson.

With the recent rainfall and cooler temperatures, The Town of Edson has dropped from a fire restriction to a fire advisory, effective October 1, 2025.

Under this advisory:
✅Existing permits will remain valid and new permit requests will still be approved on a case-by-case basis, but no heavy fuel permits will be issued.

Allowed for use with caution:
✅Safe wood campfires within fire rings (permitted and approved) are allowed within the Town of Edson. Use of spark arrestors is highly recommended. Never leave a fire unattended and ensure it’s completely out when leaving it.
✅CSA approved or ULC certified gas or propane barbeques used for cooking,
✅CSA approved or ULC certified Wood Pellet Smokers,
✅Propane and natural gas fire pits,
✅Catalytic or infrared-style heaters,
✅Electric or propane meat smokers.

🔥Ensure all wood-burning firepits are used in compliance with the Town of Edson Guidelines.
🔥Always use a screen spark arrestor with wood-burning firepits.
🔥Fully extinguish firepits and solid fuel BBQs before leaving them unattended.
🔥Properly dispose of smoking materials (cannabis, ci******es, ci**rs, matches, or lighters).

This fire advisory will stay in place until further notice and will be reviewed as conditions improve or worsen.

Updates on fire advisories/bans will be posted to www.edson.ca.

For details on fire restrictions across Alberta, visit www.albertafirebans.ca.

30/09/2025

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

New Country is proud to participate in A DAY TO LISTEN 2025 in partnership with .

Join us from 6AM – 6PM local time as we reflect on the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report and 94 Calls to Action.

Reflect, listen, and learn about the path to reconciliation from Indigenous voices & stories.
Learn more at adaytolisten.ca.

28/09/2025

The nominations for the upcoming municipal election are now official.

The nominations closed at noon Monday, September 22, 2025, and the following candidates became official at noon on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 (𝐨𝐧𝐞 (𝟏) 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧)
ZAHARA, Kevin*

𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 (𝐬𝐢𝐱 (𝟔) 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬)
BROWN, Henry
CHOUINARD, Gean*
FOGARTY, Pat
HOLDEN, Shawn
MOORE, Ed*
PASYCHNY, Greg*
SCHRAM, Al
TAYLOR, Peter*
WILSON-LEIER, Corrie
ZAWADIUK-RICHARDSON, Liane

The Town of Edson will have a Council election on October 20, 2025. Ten candidates have filed nomination papers to run for the six Town Council positions. Mayor Kevin Zahara has been acclaimed.

Voting will take place on October 20, 2025, between 10:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. The voting station will be located at the Royal Canadian Legion (5016 - 5th Avenue, Edson, Alberta).

Advance votes will be held on October 4, 2025, and October 18, 2025, between 10:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. The voting station will be located at Griffiths Park Centre (5414 6 Avenue, Edson, Alberta).

For more election information, including details on special ballots, please visit www.edson.ca/election2025

27/09/2025

Mackenzie Porter just won the CCMA Award for Female Artist of the Year! She’s checking in with Paul McGuire this weekend!

Join us Saturday at 3pm and Sunday at 8am!