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A 28-year-old Fort Macleod woman is in the running to be a cover girl for an international magazine. Now Maria Bishop needs some help from her community to win Inked Magazine’s Cover Girl Search contest. In addition to having her photo on the magazine’s cover, the winner receives a $25,000 prize and a two-day session…Continue Reading

Nova Scotia-based duo Gunning and Cormier are great friends, frequent collaborators and co-writers who’ve joined forces to co-create two folk,…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mustangs open the Ranchland Hockey League playoffs on home ice Friday, March 3. The third-place Mustangs take on…Continue Reading

A Blood Tribe elder is part of a panel that will shape Alberta’s approach to addiction and mental health care.…Continue Reading

High school volleyball stars of yesterday return to the school court this weekend in Fort Macleod. Men’s and women’s teams…Continue Reading

RCMP charged a Sparwood man with weapons offences following a Feb. 9 traffic stop in Fort Macleod. Alberta RCMP Traffic…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod RCMP investigated 53 per cent less Criminal Code offences in January than in the same month last year.…Continue Reading

Noel Doherty returned to Fort Macleod on Thursday to launch his third book in a trilogy on the ongoing conflict in Ireland. The former school principal, who retired in 1998, completed A Fragile Peace three years ago but the COVID-19 pandemic and health problems delayed the launch. Doherty was at Fort Macleod Library to read…Continue Reading

Liisa Gillingham wasn’t looking to win any awards when she started volunteering in Fort Macleod. Born and raised in Fort Macleod, Gillingham was simply interested in helping her community be strong and vibrant. That commitment to Fort Macleod saw Gillingham thrust into the spotlight Thursday when she was named Citizen of the Year. “It was…Continue Reading