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Becca Neels admits its a stretch to think she can climb out of her wheelchair and walk five kilometres. But the young Fort Macleod woman will attempt to do just that next month in the Life Without Limits Challenge organized by the Cerebral Palsy Association of Alberta. “I’m not giving up easy,” Neels vowed during…Continue Reading

The hunt is on for the people who stole a fifth wheel travel trailer from Fort Macleod on Sunday. Fort…Continue Reading

LAWRENCE GLEASON – GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR Fulfilling a requirement of the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), Claresholm Solar held an open house…Continue Reading

A dairy barn that for decades provided milk for Pincher Creek and district will now serve as a key symbol of agricultural history in Alberta. The grand opening was held Saturday of the Zoeteman-Vogelaar dairy barn at Heritage Acres. “We thought it would be a really good display building to tell the story of the…Continue Reading

Close to 300 athletes will descend on Fort Macleod on Saturday, Aug. 19 to take part in a physical challenge.…Continue Reading

Starting Monday, Aug. 21, Alberta Health Services will offer a booster dose of immunization that protects against pertussis, or whooping…Continue Reading

A Fort Macleod area business will participate in 2017 Alberta Open Farm Days. A full day of activity is planned…Continue Reading

Stephanie Ripley was looking for a project that would have an impact on a greater community. Ripley found it in…Continue Reading

A man who survived the horrors of Auschwitz and went on to become a businessman, activist and author died Monday in Cuba. Sigmund Sobolewski, who came to be known as “Prisoner 88” for the number he was assigned when interned into the Nazi death camp, was 94. Sobolewski was one of 744 Catholics arrested by…Continue Reading