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 Young Agrarians and Organic Alberta are working in partnership to offer advanced, hands-on apprenticeship programs in regenerative agriculture with our network of exceptional mentor farms. The goal of this program is to build the next generation of farmers who are committed to ecological food production and land stewardship, to train farmers and ranchers to be mentors, and to build a regional learning community. The Apprenticeship is a full immersion program that puts you into the heart ...

 Welcome to 2020. We finished last year, with getting our 2020 budget done. There are issues, that will negatively affect, how we end up. Three major issues; Policing funding; This is new. Previously no contribution from municipalities under 5000 was required, now, we’re Provincially required to pay. I believe that we are disproportionally impacted, and I continue to complain to deaf ears. We lose from having to pay for policing and we lose our grant in lieu of property taxes, to the tun...

CHECK OUT THORSBY'S RECREATION COMPLEX!  There is something for all ages here at the Arctic Spas Recreation Complex. We want to see YOU come in and enjoy our building located at 4901 48th Ave in Thorsby, AB. Click below on the 'Recreation' link to see all there is to offer!! Our building is the most convenient one-stop shop recreation complex in the area. Central to Breton, Warburg, Pigeon Lake area, Thorsby and Calmar. We offer everything from skating, bowling, weight room, to birth...

FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT DRIVE Do you live or work in Thorsby, Calmar, New Sarepta or Nisku areas and are interested in becoming a firefighter ? Leduc County Fire Services is committed to providing fire and rescue services to all residents and businesses within Leduc County. Leduc County manages and operates the fire service in the Calmar, New Sarepta, Nisku and Thorsby fire districts, and relies on paid on-call firefighters to respond to calls in each of these districts. Paid on...

November Report – Mayor Rod Raymond At the last town open house, organized by Councilor Foster, it was decided a monthly report to the residents from council will be provided. At the first of every month, a member of council will write a report. It will be sent to the Target, added to our web page, put in with the water bills and possibly sent to the Leduc Rep. These articles will highlight the activities of council, issues that need discussion and items we wish to get resident feedba...

Earlier this year, following consultation through the Rural Health Profession Action Plan, Thorsby Council formed a Medical Attraction and Retention Committee and which through conversations with representatives from Warburg, was quickly expanded to become the Thorsby Warburg Medical Attraction and Retention Committee with the goal of exploring the opportunities to jointly bring addition medical services/options to both communities. Through various discussions with Rural Health Profession ...

Currently, the Thorsby Network of Trails (TNT) is located almost entirely on private land. The property owners along the creek, graciously allowed the use of the trails. The trails were developed and constructed by dedicated, hardworking volunteers, who continue to manage the network. The town of Thorsby appreciates the generosity of the landowners. One of the current landowners, has discussed the possibility, of transferring part of this great recreational asset to the town. The property ...