The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) recently announced the completion of its fund-raising campaign to conserve McIntyre Ranch. The project, located on the Milk River Ridge about 40 miles south of Lethbridge, is a testament to the power of collaboration and community engagement in conserving one of the planet’s most endangered ecosystems, Canada’s Prairie grasslands.…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod celebrated Natasha Hurlburt and the Alberta independent film industry Saturday at the Empress Theatre. The Empress Theatre hosted the screening of three short films including Main-ers, written by and starring Hurlburt, who drew from her youth in Fort Macleod for inspiration. “The film industry is taking off — it keeps on growing in…Continue Reading

YVONNE MEDEMA, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR The Fort Macleod Curling Club held its spring annual general meeting on Friday. At this event, president Sherri Zoeteman introduced the club’s newest life member, Cathy Park.  Park started curling in 1966 in the F.P. Walshe high school league. She remembers having to beat Doug Chilton’s team for the high school…Continue Reading

A new short film written and starring Natasha Hurlburt captures a slice of 1990s life in Fort Macleod. Main-ers, which will be screened in a red carpet event Saturday, April 13 in support of the Empress Theatre, is loosely based on Hurlburt’s youth in her home town of Fort Macleod. “It’s a typical summer Friday…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mustangs will be fighting for their playoff lives when they hit the ice Saturday, March 30 at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Lethbridge Lightning thumped the Mustangs 7-1 Friday to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Ranchland Hockey League championship series. The teams were to play Saturday in Lethbridge but the game was postponed…Continue Reading

A company planning to build a solar farm and storage facility 1.6 kilometres southwest of Fort Macleod responded to a letter of concern from town and MD of Willow Creek officials. Ryan Dick of Neoen Renewables Canada Ltd. wrote in response to a joint letter from the Town of Fort Macleod and MD of Willow…Continue Reading

Livingstone Range School Division welcomed the news last week the province approved construction funding for the Nanton schools project. The funding is part of the Alberta budget, which allocated $2.1-billion for Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools projects. “Today marks a significant investment in the future of Nanton and our commitment to education in rural Alberta,”…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mavericks added another title Sunday to their haul in the 2023-’24 Central Alberta Tier 3 U15 Hockey League season. The Mavericks beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-3 at the Fort Macleod and District Sports Centre to win their two-game, total-goal playoff series 6-4. The Mavericks added the playoff banner to their regular season championship.…Continue Reading

David Hughes learned early in life the importance of community, volunteering and helping others. Just how well Hughes learned lessons modelled by his parents was recognized Thursday when he was named Fort Macleod’s Citizen of the Year. “I give a big thanks to my mom and dad for planting the seed of volunteering and helping…Continue Reading