On January 24, Vermilion’s Continuing Care Centre (CCC) was designated with COVID-19 outbreak status. AHS Central Zone’s Senior Communications Advisor, Yolanda Genu, could not confirm how many cases there were or whether they were staff or residents, saying case numbers for outbreaks change rapidly and often. On Tuesday, AHS added …

Heartland Ultrasound Inc recently closed at Midtown Medical Clinic in Vermilion. Mayfair Diagnostics out of Calgary (a company who had previously done a lot of their reporting) was looking at taking it over, but so far is unable due to lack of sonographers. June Diament, one of the directors for …

The Town of Vermilion’s Director of Planning and Infrastructure, Derek Young, said organics collection is expected to begin in April, with information to be distributed to residents in February. “We are very excited as an administration to be offering an organics recycling opportunity to our residents,” said CAO, George Rogers. …

Last year’s $4 million bison donation from Armin and Rita Mueller, has prompted the purchase of 200 bison and the creation of new curriculum material at Lakeland College. The Animal Science Technology program in Vermilion currently has four majors (dairy, beef, equine, and livestock), and the bison will become a …

The Town of Vermilion purchased a Rosenbauer 104’ Cobra Platform fire truck from Rocky Mountain Phoenix out of Red Deer for $1.4 million and it showed up on Thursday. After a two-year process designing it specifically to fit their needs, the Vermilion Fire Department (VFD) was excited to pull the …

Vermilion Town Council carried a motion to accept a $950,000 offer from Public Services and Procurement Canada to purchase the four lots required for a new RCMP detachment. “We’ve had this discussion for some time – looking for a new location for the RCMP detachment in our community. Working with …

The federal government is going to work this summer on getting an updated count on how big the population of Canada really is. As the federal Census rolls out in May, the Town of Vermilion is asking residents to participate in order to create an accurate population count. “They figure …

Examining pandemic life, Kitscoty Hall president, Rick Evans, has high hopes for the longevity of the local gathering place and advises everyone to be patient until regulations are relaxed. “We had a pretty substantial rainy day fund, but it’s been raining for a while,” said Evans. “We did lose our …

Vermilion mayor says she intends on running for position again. Information below for other local communities. For the first time ever, municipalities across Alberta have opened nominations for their fall elections from January 1 – September 20. In previous years, the nomination period would have lasted only 30 days prior …

Located at the Catholic Parish of the Holy Name, the Vermilion Food Bank changed to new hours last week, and now operates 12:30 – 2:30 pm every Friday. “We don’t want to miss people because of the change, and we want to help whoever needs help,” said Geraldine Collins. “Compared …