Bow Valley Flames got three third period goals Sunday to edge Maple Creek Hawks 3-2 in the championship game of a U15 hockey tournament in Fort Macleod. Eight teams competed in the three-day tournament at Fort Macleod and District Sports Centre. The host Mavericks opened the tournament in Pool A with Maple Creek Hawks, McKnight…Continue Reading

Roger Reid had the chance last month to honour some of the people he has met in the course of his work as MLA for Livingstone-Macleod. Reid presented Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals during a Dec. 17 ceremony at the Claresholm Town Office. “In this job I have had the chance to meet some very incredible…Continue Reading

Four people with ties to Fort Macleod were awarded Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medals in Lethbridge. Brad Dersch, Trevor Hardy, Craig Patton and Andrew Walmsley received the commemorative medals marking the 70th  anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne. Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal will be awarded to 7,000 Albertans in…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod’s mayor was one of about 100 outstanding Albertans who received Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medals Dec. 4, at a ceremony hosted by Alberta Municipalities at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Calgary. Mayor Brent Feyter was among citizen community builders, sitting mayors and past Alberta Municipalities presidents and lifetime members from central and…Continue Reading

Host families are needed for Livingstone Range School Division’s international student program. International student program co-ordinator Jas Schmirler appeared before Fort Macleod council on Nov. 28 to explain the program and ask people to open their homes. “We do want to increase enrollment of international students coming to the area,” Schmirler said. Schmirler told council…Continue Reading

The New Democratic Party has chosen its candidate for Livingstone-Macleod in the next provincial election. The NDP confirmed last week that conservationist, author, and former superintendent of Banff National Park Kevin Van Tighem will be the candidate. “I am deeply honoured that the members of Livingstone-Macleod have trusted me with the responsibility to be their…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Health Care Auxiliary Association has supported health care in the community for 125 years. Last week Fort Macleod council presented auxiliary members with a certificate of appreciation. “The amount accomplished over the 125 years, I don’t think we will ever know,” Mayor Brent Feyter said. Mayor and council presented the certificate during the…Continue Reading

The memory of those who fought for our freedoms was honoured Friday at the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall. Master of ceremonies Tony Miller reminded people it was the veterans who sacrificed for the many freedoms Canadians enjoy. Those freedoms, Miller said, include such topics as religion, the press, speech, assembly, the right to…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod residents will gather Friday, Nov. 11 for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the community hall. It will be the first indoor ceremony in two years, after restrictions on the size of gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic moved the ceremony outdoors. The ceremony gets under way at 10:45 a.m. under the direction…Continue Reading