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Fort Macleod Mavericks would not be denied in their quest for a Central Alberta Tier 5 Midget Hockey League championship.…Continue Reading

A 58-year-old Fort Macleod man followed his passion for a three-event sport to New Zealand earlier this month. Alan Poytress was one of 2,000 people from 58 nations who took part in the New Zealand Ironman triathlon, which this year marked its 30th anniversary. They swam 3.8 kilometres in open water, cycled 180 kilometres and…Continue Reading

VICKI ARNDT – MACLEOD GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR A leading contemporary folk artist is packing her bags and heading west, toting some…Continue Reading

A 17-year-old youth who shot a grizzly bear, orphaning two cubs, was fined $600 Friday and lost his hunting privileges…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Health Centre staff can now treat the most critical patients in an improved trauma room. Fund-raising led by the Fort Macleod Health Foundation paid for the $105,000 upgrading project. The trauma room now features up-to-date technology and state of the art infection control. “This is a great space and it is certainly improved,”…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mavericks have the chance Friday, March 21 to win the Central Alberta Tier 5 Midget Hockey League banner.…Continue Reading

Auditions will be held next week for a June production of the play “Nunsense” at the Empress Theatre. “After the…Continue Reading

MD of Willow Creek council recessed a public hearing on a proposal to re-zone land near the hamlet of Orton…Continue Reading

Due to high levels of turbidity in the water, Alberta Health Services issued a boil water advisory Wednesday for the City of Lethbridge and towns of Picture Butte, Coaldale and Coalhurst. All residents and businesses are advised to bring water to a rolling boil for at least one minute prior to any consumption, including drinking;…Continue Reading