The Swan Hills Snow-Goers have been hard at work clearing the local snowmobile trails, getting them in tip-top shape for the season and preparing for upcoming events in February, including the club’s 54th Annual Rally on February 25. As part of the Alberta Snowmobile Tours being offered by the Alberta Snowmobile Association (ASA) in various…
The weather in the Swan Hills area has been perfect for getting out on the trails over the past few weeks, although a little more snow would be very welcome. The temperatures have been mild for this time of year and, thankfully, not warm enough to melt the snow that we have. While riding the…
The Swan Hills School staff’s first-ever “Stuff The Bus” food drive was a resounding success. After a busy night collecting food donations on Thursday evening, volunteers for the campaign loaded up all of the seats on the bus and were able to fill the shelves at the food bank. According to associate Principal Kara King,…
After a summer fraught with uncertainty, The Gym has reopened in what was once the United Church at the corner of Home St. and Plaza Ave. The Swan Hills Fitness & Lifestyle Association (SHFLA), the non-profit organization behind The Gym, had received the news at the end of June that the building housing The Gym…
There are two species of swans native to Alberta, the Trumpeter Swan and the Tundra Swan. With a wingspan of close to six feet and weighing in at about 25 lbs, Trumpeter Swans have the distinction of being the largest species of waterfowl native to North America. Trumpeter Swans came close to extinction from overhunting,…
Communities in Bloom have been busy this month, changing their flower beds and adding Halloween Decorations. Spectacular Displays thanks to the creative talents and hard work of the local CiB volunteers.
With mostly clear skies on Sunday, Swan Hills had an excellent view of the Hunter’s Moon to brighten up the Thanksgiving long weekend. The Hunter’s Moon is the name given to the full moon that follows the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. In most years, like this year,…
It’s officially Fall! The leaves have been steadily turning, creating a beautiful explosion of colours in and around Swan Hills. They’ve also begun to fall, so get your rakes ready! The starting and ending of the seasons might seem a little arbitrary, but there’s a bit more to it than randomly picking a date on…
Swan Hills residents have been seeing some new and interesting sights in the sky over the past few years. You may have found yourself walking around town on a quiet, still day, and then you hear a small engine in the distance. At first, you might think it’s probably a quad or something along that…
The summer has been good to Swan Hills this year. We’ve been treated to some hot summer days, but not too many and not nearly as hot as the blistering temperatures experienced last year. We’ve seen some rainy days this season, enough to keep us safe from wildfires but not so many that it drowned…
The Swan Hills Snow-Goers have been hard at work clearing the local snowmobile trails, getting them in tip-top shape for the season and preparing for upcoming events in February, including the club’s 54th Annual Rally on February 25. As part of the Alberta Snowmobile Tours being offered by the Alberta Snowmobile Association (ASA) in various…
The weather in the Swan Hills area has been perfect for getting out on the trails over the past few weeks, although a little more snow would be very welcome. The temperatures have been mild for this time of year and, thankfully, not warm enough to melt the snow that we have. While riding the…
The Swan Hills School staff’s first-ever “Stuff The Bus” food drive was a resounding success. After a busy night collecting food donations on Thursday evening, volunteers for the campaign loaded up all of the seats on the bus and were able to fill the shelves at the food bank. According to associate Principal Kara King,…
After a summer fraught with uncertainty, The Gym has reopened in what was once the United Church at the corner of Home St. and Plaza Ave. The Swan Hills Fitness & Lifestyle Association (SHFLA), the non-profit organization behind The Gym, had received the news at the end of June that the building housing The Gym…
There are two species of swans native to Alberta, the Trumpeter Swan and the Tundra Swan. With a wingspan of close to six feet and weighing in at about 25 lbs, Trumpeter Swans have the distinction of being the largest species of waterfowl native to North America. Trumpeter Swans came close to extinction from overhunting,…
Communities in Bloom have been busy this month, changing their flower beds and adding Halloween Decorations. Spectacular Displays thanks to the creative talents and hard work of the local CiB volunteers.
With mostly clear skies on Sunday, Swan Hills had an excellent view of the Hunter’s Moon to brighten up the Thanksgiving long weekend. The Hunter’s Moon is the name given to the full moon that follows the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. In most years, like this year,…
It’s officially Fall! The leaves have been steadily turning, creating a beautiful explosion of colours in and around Swan Hills. They’ve also begun to fall, so get your rakes ready! The starting and ending of the seasons might seem a little arbitrary, but there’s a bit more to it than randomly picking a date on…
Swan Hills residents have been seeing some new and interesting sights in the sky over the past few years. You may have found yourself walking around town on a quiet, still day, and then you hear a small engine in the distance. At first, you might think it’s probably a quad or something along that…
The summer has been good to Swan Hills this year. We’ve been treated to some hot summer days, but not too many and not nearly as hot as the blistering temperatures experienced last year. We’ve seen some rainy days this season, enough to keep us safe from wildfires but not so many that it drowned…