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Travel Alberta has recognized Quinton Crow Shoe for his work promoting tourism in the province. Crow Show received the 2013…Continue Reading

Years of dedicated rock hunting paid off for Noel Plourde when he found a rare dinosaur fossil in the Fort Macleod area. Plourde discovered the preserved skeleton of a leptoceratops, a small dog-sized herbivore that lived 67-million years ago. “It’s a really, really rare discovery, especially for small animals like that,” said Francois Therrien, curator…Continue Reading

F.P. Walshe Flyers soared to the top of the junior high zone volleyball championship tournament. The Grade 9 girls team…Continue Reading

The RCMP seized more than 300 pounds of marijuana and $15,000 cash last week during two routine traffic stops on…Continue Reading

Disturbed by robocalls and other scandals, Ted Musson gave up a comfortable retirement to protest Stephen Harper’s Conservative government. The 71-year-old Musson is walking from his home in Victoria to Ottawa to protest the 2011 federal election. “I didn’t do this frivolously, nor for an adventure, but I’ll tell you what, it has been an…Continue Reading

One of Fort Macleod’s oldest organizations will host the 2013 Community Christmas Dinner. The Alberta Lodge No. 3 of Ancient…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mustangs opened the 2013-’14 Ranchland Hockey League season with a win Saturday in Pincher Creek. The Mustangs thumped…Continue Reading

GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR – J.W. SCHNARR Fort Macleod residents celebrated Oktoberfest in style Saturday by showing up in numbers to support…Continue Reading

Health officials are asking Albertans to get immunized to prevent the spread of flu this season. Influenza immunization isn’t just…Continue Reading