2024
Vol. LXXIV, No. 9 24 Pages January 20, 2026
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timeline were extremely critical of the City of Camrose snow removal initiative. Statistics tell a far different story, however, when road department staff and contractors were putting in tremendously long days despite the holiday season, in a valiant attempt to keep Camrose traffic moving and citizens safe on the City’s 165 kilometres of paved roads. To keep things in perspective, note that a whopping 1,158 loads of snow were hauled by dedicated crews from Priority 1 and 2 roads over three consecutive weeks. 2,369 truckloads of snow were removed from the residential zones over eight straight grueling long days for all involved between January 5 and 12. Both end dump and tandem trucks were involved in the intense campaign. Contractor teams and City employees worked simultaneously and tirelessly to appease citizens, many of whom were disgruntled in their phone calls and posts online. Bear in mind that crews, during this time frame, were also tasked with clearing drifting snow from City-owned sidewalks and paths, and the sanding of numerous kilometres of roadways. It must also be recognized by those individuals who were most vocal and negative on this topic that Camrose enjoyed the sixth wettest December in some 143 years of record keeping.
According to Alberta Climate Information Services, in December, the City of Camrose had approximately 72 centimetres of snow, which is 2.5 times more accumulated precipitation than our five-year average. For interest sake, back in 1893, Camrose residents were the beneficiaries of 81 centimetres of snow, the highest ever recorded snowfall in the community for the month of December.
Inside Who Can I Count On? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Out and About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 and 11 City of Camrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 On the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 and 17 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 and 19 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 and 22 Central Agencies Realty Inc. . . 23 and 24
This Week's Flyers *partial coverage
To Camrose Homes Tuesday
A&W
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Camrose Pizza
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To Rural Homes With Booster ✔
✔ Hauser Home Hardware
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M & M Food Market
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Shoppers Drug Mart
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Walmart
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Wild Rose Co-op
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News Features
New accessible changing room added to Mayer Aquatic Centre . . . . . . . . 2 Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson . . . . . 4 Just Sayin' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Camping in an igloo – a Smith family tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Homespun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 A hidden gem of learning for adult education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Photo by Ron Pilger
Many of the social media posts visible online for a week or more around the Christmas and New Year