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F.P. Walshe Flyers captured the Westwind Volleyball League playoff championship on Saturday at Claresholm. The Flyers won three straight matches…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod residents turned out in force Tuesday for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony. It was standing room only at the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall for the service hosted by the Fort Macleod branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. “Courage, loyalty, duty and integrity — those are the core values of our armed…Continue Reading

CP crews are at the scene of a train derailment Thursday morning 11 kilometres east of Fort Macleod. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has deployed a team of investigators to the crash scene near Pearce. Officials are tight-lipped at the scene, saying only that the derailment is “under investigation.” Nine connected cars are on…Continue Reading

There will be no public skating at Fort Macleod and District Sports Centre on Friday, Nov. 14 Council agreed to…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod council approved a strategic plan last week that will guide its decisions for the remaining three years of…Continue Reading

A military historian will lead discussions on major events from two world wars — including D-Day — during a film festival in Fort Macleod. Stephane Guevremont is master of ceremonies at the fifth annual Canadian Forces Memorial Film Festival at the Empress Theatre from Nov. 7-9. Guevremont, who teaches military history at Mount Royal University,…Continue Reading

Artwork from one of North America’s last unsettled valleys is coming to the Lebel Gallery at 696 Kettles St., in…Continue Reading

Robert C. Belyk has an open mind. As a writer interested in ghostlore and the paranormal, his work basically demands…Continue Reading

Macleod MP John Barlow said Canada has emerged stronger from events Wednesday in which a Canadian soldier guarding a war memorial was shot and killed and the gunman came within metres of the Prime Minister and other leaders. “This incident, and whatever this guy’s motive was, it’s brought us all closer together,” Barlow said in…Continue Reading