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Macleod to set priorities for mowing and spraying

Posted on 02 October 2012 byEditor

Town council will create a policy establishing priorities for mowing and weed spraying. Town of Fort Macleod municipal manager David…Continue Reading

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Castle logging protestors hold rally at Blairmore

Posted on 15 May 2012 byContributor

Braving a bitter north wind and snow flurries Thursday, about 20 protestors rallied outside the Spray Lake Sawmills’ open house in Blairmore. The Castle area, southwest of Pincher Creek, Alberta, was declared a Special Place in 1998, but remains the only one of 81 Special Places that has not yet received its final protective status.…Continue Reading

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Watershed council is pleased with progress

Posted on 18 January 2012 byEditor

The Oldman Watershed Council is making progress. Chairman Terry Kerkhoff said each year people begin to conserve water and take…Continue Reading

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New plan takes action on watershed issues

Posted on 15 November 2011 bystaff

Clean, abundant water is a necessity of life but something that can’t be taken for granted anymore in the Oldman…Continue Reading

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Volunteers rescue fish from irrigation canal

Posted on 11 October 2011 byEditor

As the co-ordinator of the Peigan Friends Along the River annual fish rescue, Harley Bastien has a job for life. And that’s just fine with the man who founded the event 21 years ago with six like-minded individuals. “As long as the fish are here and I’m able, I’ll keep going,” Bastien said Saturday. About…Continue Reading

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Macleod man launches new biogas company

Posted on 16 August 2011 bystaff

ECB Enviro North America Inc. and PlanEt Biogas Solutions Inc. last week announced the formation of their partnership, Lethbridge Biogas…Continue Reading

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Caution urged as cougars sighted in valley park

Posted on 09 August 2011 byEditor

Fort Macleod residents and visitors are sharing the town — particularly River Valley Wilderness Park — with a number of…Continue Reading

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Mountain pine beetles declined in the south

Posted on 12 July 2011 byEditor

The mountain pine beetle threat has eased in southwestern Alberta. The mountain pine beetle population has declined in this area,…Continue Reading

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Macleod threatened by weed infestation

Posted on 14 June 2011 bystaff

It’s been said that a weed is just a flower growing in the wrong place. With that in mind, anyone…Continue Reading