High River Times

The Foothills School Division and the High River Fire Department have recently announced the creation of the Foothills Emergency Services Program that is set to begin this September. “The aim of this (program), is to give students the insight and inspiration to decide […]

Daxton Budd, a 6’0 161 lb forward from High River has signed on to play with the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) next season. Last year, Budd played a big role on the Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Midget Hockey League (AMHL). The Oilers finished with a 17-12-5 […]

The Rotary Club of High River has sold out Canadian Flags for the May Long weekend. Riverside Drive and Highview Drive are filled with red and white, maple leaf flags and it’s a nice site to see. The Rotary Club’s Canadian Flag program sells flags for $50 and they will mount the flag on […]

High River’s Matt Potyondi is giving back to hockey players after the sport had such a positive impact on his life. Potyondi is running a charity that sells books, where the books proceeds go to Foothills Minor Hockey to help pay for players tuitions who can’t afford to play. […]

The provincial government of Alberta at this moment has deemed that golf is not an essential service. New Manager and Head of Operations at Highwood Golf, Lane Neilson has his concerns on the current situation. “Yes, the uncertainty of an opening date (weather permitting) is taking its toll […]

The Cargill meat processing plant is located just north of High River. They provide an essential service where they process between 4,500 and 5,000 head of cattle per day. They unfortunately had an outbreak of confirmed COVID-19 cases; 38 at press time. Cargill released a couple statements to the […]

The Easter long weekend didn’t start well for High River and area, as there were rumblings (social media, word of mouth) of a high number of COVID-19 cases in town. When concern from citizens was brought up of positive cases in High River – who days before had 0 confirmed cases – […]

Wild Rose Community Connections (WRCC) is always thinking about those in need and they have a new program where they will deliver groceries to your door. The WRCC saw the impact that COVID-19 was having on those who are self-isolating and wanted to help them get groceries. They have a bunch of […]