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Alberta Health Services has confirmed a case of measles in southern Alberta. Alberta Health Services is contacting unimmunized individuals who…Continue Reading

There could be fireworks at an up-coming town council meeting. Fort Macleod council gave first reading Oct. 15 to a…Continue Reading

Voters were in the mood for change Monday. Fort Macleod elected a new mayor in Rene Gendre, who received 489 votes to finish ahead of Shawn Patience with 457 and Susan Koots with 139. Newcomer Mike Collar led the council voting with 668 votes, followed by fellow newcomers Brent Feyter with 632, Keith Trowbridge with…Continue Reading

Voters in two divisions of the MD of Willow Creek opted for change Monday night. In the only two divisions that needed elections, both incumbent councillors were defeated. In Division 2, challenger John Kroetsch defeated incumbent Ed Neufeld 89-64. In Division 3, challenger Maryanne Sandberg defeated incumbent Phil Wakelin 167-111. Those are the unofficial results…Continue Reading

Hundreds of fish trapped in an irrigation canal northwest of Fort Macleod were returned to the Oldman River on Saturday. For the 23rd consecutive year the Peigan Friends Along the River rescued the fish trapped when the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District canal was drained for the season. “It’s awesome,” fish biologist Mike Bryski said of…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod and MD of Willow Creek residents had a chance Wednesday to see their candidates in action. An election…Continue Reading

Enrollment in Livingstone Range School Division decreased from last year, but increased from the enrollment projected by school administrators in…Continue Reading

The provincial government on Thursday released the long-awaited South Saskatchewan Regional Plan. The plan is the second of seven the…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod should be the first community to capitalize on a new cultural heritage tourism approach, according to a former…Continue Reading