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Buckled TransAlta wind turbine
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Cowley Ridge wind farm shut down

Posted on 06 March 2012 by Contributor

DAVID THOMAS, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR Canada’s original wind farm along Cowley Ridge remains shut down for intensive structural inspection following the…Continue Reading

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Police dog tracks suspect

Posted on 06 March 2012 by Editor

A police dog sniffed out a suspect on 26th Street Saturday after a purse and money was stolen from a…Continue Reading

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Macleod Curling Club hosts Cool Shots event

Posted on 06 March 2012 by Editor

Curlers in southwestern Alberta have a chance Saturday, March 10 to win a trip to the women’s world championships. Fort…Continue Reading

Crash involving a car and a CP freight train
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Car, train collide at Fort Macleod crossing

Posted on 06 March 2012 by Contributor

DAVID THOMAS, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR The driver of a passenger car bearing British Columbia licence plates walked away apparently unscathed Tuesday from a violent encounter with an eastbound Canadian Pacific freight train at the Highway 3 level crossing in Fort Macleod. A female passenger was taken to Fort Macleod Health Centre by ambulance. Her condition remained…Continue Reading

Arson suspected in early-morning fire

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Editor

Brent Brussee got an early wake-up call Saturday morning to find his family holiday trailer engulfed in flames. A neighbour…Continue Reading

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‘Education is power,’ actor tells young people

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Editor

Actor Colin Van Loon urged young people Thursday to find their passion in life, and then pursue it hard. That’s what happened for the 26-year-old Van Loon, whose credits include Dreamkeeper, Hank Williams First Nation and Arctic Air. “This was something I wanted,” Van Loon said of a career as an actor. “Once I figured…Continue Reading

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A-T information night Friday at United Church

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Editor

Fort Macleod residents can find out more Friday, March 2 about a rare disease that has links to their own…Continue Reading

New schedule for police college project

Posted on 28 February 2012 by staff

The province has released a new schedule that has the $122-million Alberta Public Security and Law Enforcement Training Centre open…Continue Reading

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Flyers win championship in playoff tourney

Posted on 21 February 2012 by Editor

F.P. Walshe Flyers completed an undefeated season Saturday in junior high A girls’ basketball. The Flyers, who went undefeated during the regular season, won three straight games to top the playoff tournament at F.P. Walshe school. The Grade 9 team is Sam Bassett, Carlin Van Driesten, Cheyenne Hofer, Mary Many Bears, Jayden Goodstriker, Nicole Quinlan,…Continue Reading