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Children with a taste for business and sweets will take interest in Lemonade Day, coming to Mayerthorpe June 19. “This year is Mayerthorpe’s first year to host Lemonade Day,” said Michelle Jones, Community Futures Yellowhead East (CFYE) executive director. “It’s so […]

Mayerthorpe council gave the first of three necessary readings April 12 to a tax rate bylaw that would see an increase to rates this year. Council will consider the size of the increase as well as whether any services can be reduced to minimize the change. “Unfortunately, in order to keep the […]

As of 12 p.m. on Friday, April 9, restaurants across the province will no longer be allowed to offer dine-in options for customers, instead takeout and delivery are the only options, according to a Tuesday announcement from Premier Jason Kenney. For many restaurants, this is the third time […]

Mayerthorpe’s community peace officer took to the town’s Facebook page Wednesday to remind residents of the consequences of not following public health orders related to the provincial mask mandate. At the beginning of March, the town’s community peace officer (CPO) was once again […]

It was a high-intensity and high-risk Saturday night for members of the Yellowed County Fire Department as they responded to a rescue along Pembina River’s bank. Crews were called to an area on the east side of the Pembina River near the Pembina River bridge on Highway 16, near Entwistle, […]

In a press release last week, the Town of Mayerthorpe announced that a new commercial development space will be the home to the town’s first Tim Hortons.  The 4,500 square foot space is located along Highway 22 and 50 Street beside the UFA and is a project of Bedford Commercial […]

Divisiveness across the province, and in town, made allowing community peace officers (CPO) the ability to once again enforce COVID-19 restrictions a tough call for Mayerthorpe’s Mayor and council earlier this month. Mayor Janet Jabush said complaints to the town office about people […]

Mayerthorpe’s current Mayor Janet Jabush has announced her intentions to seek a second term at the helm of the town. After submitting her papers on March 24, Jabush told Postmedia she looks forward to what the next few years have in store for Mayerthorpe. As a first-term councillor turned […]