Fort Macleod and district residents have an opportunity again this year to help a local group continue its good work. The Fort Macleod Health Care Auxiliary Association is staging its Tree of Hope fund-raiser. People are able to make a financial donation to the auxiliary and in return, the auxiliary puts a tag on the…Continue Reading

Due to a lack of nursing coverage, the Fort Macleod Health Centre emergency department is temporarily closed from 7:30 a.m. until 7:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. During the closure, nursing staff will remain on-site to provide care for long-term care residents. Patients are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency. EMS calls…Continue Reading

What some are calling the best Santa Claus Parade ever delighted thousands of people in Fort Macleod on Saturday. The nearly 60-minute long parade, highlighted by the arrival of Santa Claus, continued a Fort Macleod tradition that started more than four decades ago. “Forty years ago we had no idea that what we started would…Continue Reading

The 40th Fort Macleod Santa Claus Parade weekend promises to deliver plenty of fun for the entire family. The parade committee and Chamber of Commerce have laboured hard to provide two days of activity on Friday, Nov. 24 and Saturday, Nov. 25. “Ultimately we want the community come out and have fun and enjoy the…Continue Reading

F.P. Walshe Flyers mined bronze Saturday at the 2A south zone high school girls’ volleyball tournament. The Flyers upset tournament host Willow Creek Composite Cobras in the bronze medal match. The Flyers are Kacee Larson, Sierra Perry, Zeynep Turktas, Allisa Ross, Jamae Boot, Jessica Robertson, Maddie Meech, Maddy DeGinnus, Greta Jacob and Lexi Schaffer. Flyers…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mavericks hosted seven other teams in the weekend Southern Showdown U13 hockey tournament. The Mavericks opened round-robin in Pool B with Lethbridge Bisons, Pincher Creek Chinooks and Ponoka Stampeders. Pool A had Okotoks Oilers, Calgary Inferno, Duchess Storm and Lethbridge Golden Eagles. Ponoka 11 Mavericks 9 The Mavericks played their first game Friday…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Curling Club celebrated the strong community that has been a hallmark of the organization over the past 125 years. The club held its 125th anniversary celebration with displays of history, curling with top Alberta skips and a banquet. “I just wanted to offer my congratulations on such a wonderful milestone achievement of reaching…Continue Reading

As they have for 75 years, the MAE Belles took care of business during their meeting Friday at the REO Hall. This was a meeting like no other in the women’s club formed in 1948, as it marked the end of the organization. In one of the final acts of business, the MAE Belles voted…Continue Reading

For the second time in a week the emergency department at Fort Macleod Health Centre will be closed temporarily. Due to a lack of physician coverage, the department will close from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. This is the latest in a series of physician coverage shortage that have closed the emergency…Continue Reading