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F.P. Walshe Flyers were feeling anything but blue Saturday on the trip home from the Double Blue tournament at Taber.…Continue Reading

The Peigan Friends Along the River fish rescue has become more than a day when volunteers save fish trapped in…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod RCMP are investigating the theft last week of batteries from recreational vehicles. Const. Zach Stonley said on Thursday…Continue Reading

The man who wielded the gavel the past three years is officially mayor of Fort Macleod. Deputy Mayor Brent Feyter was elected mayor in Monday’s municipal election, edging Bill Kells 579-553 in a tightly-contested vote. Incumbent mayor Rene Gendre, who was stripped of his duties for most of his four-year term, was a distant third…Continue Reading

Granum has a new town council. Duncan McLean topped the voting with 133 votes, followed by Helen Kehoe with 106. Incumbent Barin Beresford had 92 votes, incumbent Bernie Kennedy had 89 and Arlette Heck had 85. Those five people form the new council. Defeated candidates are incumbent Crystal Wilde (83), Walter Gripping (83), incumbent Zaria…Continue Reading

John Van Driesten is the new Division 1 councillor in the MD of Willow Creek. Van Driesten received 154 votes Monday to defeat incumbent Henry Van Hierden. Van Heirden, who served 16 years on council, received 65 votes. In Division 4, incumbent councillor Glen Alm defeated challenger Brad Toone 142-74. In the Division 5 race,…Continue Reading

The Town of Fort Macleod has listed the historic former provincial courthouse for sale. Council approved listing the building at the appraised price of $231,000. At present, the building houses the Town of Fort Macleod office. That will change when the Town of Fort Macleod moves to new office space it will share with Livingstone…Continue Reading

Russell deCarle, prolific solo artist and former frontman of Canadian country roots band Prairie Oyster, is taking the stage at…Continue Reading

Monday, Oct. 16 is decision day for voters in Fort Macleod and district. The 2017 municipal election will determine new…Continue Reading