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Council approves signage plan for downtown

Posted on 17 March 2021 by Editor

Twenty-seven signs will be posted in Fort Macleod’s historic downtown core to address parking issues. Council approved a plan and…Continue Reading

Virtual run to raise awareness, funds for rare genetic disease

Posted on 10 March 2021 by robvogt

Crystal Olive wants to raise awareness and funds to cure Ataxia-Telangiectasia, or A-T, a rare genetic disease that her son…Continue Reading

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Project creates digital home for Blackfoot items

Posted on 10 March 2021 by staff

Mootookakio’ssin, at its simplest description, is a project to create detailed images of historical Blackfoot objects housed in British museums. At its most complex, it is creating a virtual home for Indigenous objects, a place to reactivate the Blackfoot relations within them and transfer that knowledge all the way from Britain back to their peoples…Continue Reading

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Handibus marks 34th year of service to Fort Macleod

Posted on 10 March 2021 by Contributor

LINDA RIPLEY, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR On March 20th 2020, handibus service came to a halt in Fort Macleod due to the…Continue Reading

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Solar company has plans for MD of Willow Creek

Posted on 10 March 2021 by robvogt

A solar energy company is looking at the MD of Willow Creek as a possible location for some large-scale solar…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod family on unexpected journey with son who has rare disorder

Posted on 03 March 2021 by Editor

A Fort Macleod family began an unexpected journey nearly three years ago with the birth of their first child. Bella…Continue Reading

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Plains bison herd returns to Waterton

Posted on 03 March 2021 by staff

Parks Canada welcomed six plains bison from Elk Island National Park to the Waterton Lakes National Park bison paddock on Feb. 19. Blackfoot Confederacy elders from Kainai Nation, Piikani Nation and Siksika Nation welcomed the bison — known as Iinnii in Blackfoot —  back to the park, blessing the animals and the land in a…Continue Reading

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Livingstone Range investigates changes to school week

Posted on 03 March 2021 by Editor

Livingstone Range School Board will investigate two options regarding the school week. Trustees voted Feb. 16 to investigate returning to…Continue Reading

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Fort Macleod Volleyball Club proposes building facility

Posted on 03 March 2021 by Editor

A local sports organization is proposing that Fort Macleod expand on its reputation for excellence with construction of a 27,000…Continue Reading