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Christians staged a symbolic walk in their saviour’s footsteps last week in Fort Macleod. About 50 people took part in the annual Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday. With Doug McTrowe and Chris Adamiak taking turns carrying the wooden cross, the procession moved through the Stations of the Cross that marked events on…Continue Reading

Wynne Edwards has seen first-hand the impact of a service dog. When her son Ian lost his vision, he got…Continue Reading

HERB JOHNSON- GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR This is another review for the guy who lives in the old farmhouse four miles east…Continue Reading

A Fort Macleod man is in critical condition in Foothills Hospital in Calgary with severe head injuries from an attack. Fort Macleod RCMP and forensic specialists were at the Heritage Motel on the west end of Main Street late Friday afternoon. Police crime scene tape was across the door to a unit on the east…Continue Reading

Two young women from Fort Macleod will spend their Easter holiday helping out in a foreign country. Amy Cook and…Continue Reading

Carson Smith of the Atom Mavericks is the 2015 recipient of the Clint Jordan Memorial Award. Named for a Fort…Continue Reading

Willow Creek Foundation board members knew they were going to get some money to upgrade Macleod Pioneer Lodge. But the…Continue Reading

On March 21, Marion Swinarton, a long-time resident of Fort Macleod, celebrated her 105th birthday with residents and many visitors at Fort Macleod Extendicare. To add to the special occasion, Donna Richard, Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of Eastern Star, presented Marion with her 70-year certificate and jewel on behalf of the Grand Chapter…Continue Reading

HERB JOHNSON – GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR Chaz Willmott is an artist, a painter. But he might not really be Chaz Willmott;…Continue Reading