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Agriculture Service Board to host water licence workshops

Posted on 11 October 2024 by Contributor

MICKEY DUMONTTHE MACLEOD GAZETTE, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE With a deadline looming to move water licences issued prior to 2021 to…Continue Reading

Battle of the Businesses – photo album

Posted on 04 October 2024 by Editor

Fort Macleod Chamber of Commerce hosted the Battle of the Businesses on Sept. 26.

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Willow Creek Foundation may build seniors’ townhouses

Posted on 04 October 2024 by Editor

Tentative plans for a five-unit townhouse complex for seniors were unveiled Sept. 19 by the Willow Creek Foundation. About 30 people turned out at Pioneer Lodge for a presentation led by Pam Young. “We wanted you here tonight to present our thoughts to date, and ask for your reaction, Young said. Young explained to the…Continue Reading

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Parents urged to control children’s screen time, technology use

Posted on 04 October 2024 by Editor

Parents should set limits for screen time and actively monitor their children’s use of technology, Kaylee Low said. Low in…Continue Reading

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Mobile field study lab brings environmental science to students

Posted on 04 October 2024 by Editor

A new mobile field study lab will bring environmental science to students across Livingstone Range School Division. The classroom on…Continue Reading

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Fast-tracked school funding will be widely distributed in Alberta

Posted on 04 October 2024 by George Lee

Projects in six non-city communities have landed on an early funding list under a multi-billion-dollar program to alleviate overcrowding in…Continue Reading

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Celestine Twigg creates Blackfoot language cartoon

Posted on 26 September 2024 by staff

Celestine Twigg’s life-long dream to share the Blackfoot language with the world through cartoons is hitting the big time. Twigg’s recently released cartoon Poos, which means cat in Blackfoot, will screen this fall in Calgary, Los Angeles and New Westminister. Poos builds on the success of the Blackfoot language animation project produced by Xstine Cook…Continue Reading

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Maria Dunn Trio brings Celtic sound to Empress

Posted on 26 September 2024 by staff

Juno Award-winning roots artist Maria Dunn is returning to the Empress Theatre as part of the 2024-’25 Centre Stage Series…Continue Reading

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NDP leader promises increased visibility in rural Alberta

Posted on 26 September 2024 by George Lee

The NDP’s path to success in a general election that’s still three years away places a new emphasis on small-town Alberta, party leader Naheed Nenshi said. Nenshi told The Macleod Gazette: “I think it’s fair to say that in the past, Alberta’s New Democrats have not been as visible as we should be outside of…Continue Reading