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The search is under way for Fort Macleod’s 2017 New Year’s baby. Fort Macleod Chamber of Commerce has revived its New Year’s Baby contest to reward the baby and parents with a selection of gifts. “The New Year’s baby is a big deal to our community, and the Chamber wanted to help the family celebrate,”…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod organizations will meet later this month to discuss celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canada’s confederation. The Chamber of…Continue Reading

Christmas came early this year for Corinne Conner of Fort Macleod. Conner’s name was drawn Dec. 23 as the winner…Continue Reading

For the second year in a row, Scougall Motors won the Take A Bite Out of Hunger challenge. Take A Bite Out of Hunger pits participants against each other in friendly competition to see who could come up with the most weight in non-perishable food items. “The total weight collected this year was 3,379 pounds,”…Continue Reading

LAWRENCE GLEASON – GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR The MD of Willow Creek is putting its support behind a recommendation to provide more…Continue Reading

LAWRENCE GLEASON- GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR It was just one question during the Dec. 14 meeting of the MD of Willow Creek, but sometimes one question is the tip of an iceberg, you see or hear only the top 10 per cent while the rest is below the waterline. Division 6 Coun. Neil Wilson asked a question…Continue Reading

Two Calgary residents were killed Dec. 24 in a head-on crash on Highway 3. A van travelling westbound on Highway…Continue Reading

LAWRENCE GLEASON – GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR The municipal development plan for the MD of Willow Creek is undergoing discussions that could…Continue Reading

Jacqueline Pratte Jacqueline Pratte recently released her debut CD ‘Ignition.’Jacqueline Pratt realized a childhood dream this month with the release of her first CD. Ignition is a collection of original songs and covers Pratte, who is from Fort Macleod, recorded at Happy Note Studios in Berkeley, California. Pratte, who is known to friends and family…Continue Reading