Heritage Acres Farm Museum will celebrate the Year of the Horse during its show July 22-24. Visitors will see field demonstrations or horse-drawn equipment, enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, and thrill to the excitement of mini chuckwagon races. Visitors will also be treated to the action-packed Team Anatapsii Warrior relay race. It’s all part of the…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Triathlon returned to the sports scene Saturday after a two-year pandemic-imposed absence. Ninety-two athletes from across southern Alberta turned out to compete in Olympic, sprint, super sprint, youth and team categories. Rob Slawson placed first in the Olympic distance event, completing the swimming, cycling and running in a time of 2:35:37. Tim Yaworski…Continue Reading

Dave Rooke didn’t get his Christmas present until Friday, but the retired RCMP staff sergeant said it was worth the wait. Rooke, whose idea it was in 1973 to have the Mounted Patrol perform a Musical Ride, returned to Fort Macleod on Canada Day to watch the first performance of the season. “At Christmas my…Continue Reading

You don’t have to look far to find some fun on Canada Day in Fort Macleod and District. A pancake breakfast, the Musical Ride, High Tea, a barn dance, parade and fireworks are just some of the highlights on Friday, July 1. Lions pancake breakfast Fort Macleod Lions Club get the day started with a…Continue Reading

Hundreds of people turned out for a walk into the countryside to raise $53,500 for research for a cure or treatment of a deadly disease. The 23rd A-T Walk for a Cure took place at Hilltop Dairy north of Fort Macleod for the first time in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We really…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod residents joined the Filipino community Saturday in celebrating the 124th anniversary of Philippines independence. More than 200 people gathered in Centennial Park for a celebration that featured speeches, musical entertainment and Filipino delicacies. The celebration opened with a Blackfoot blessing by Eloise Provost and a prayer by Zofia Bumactao. As Edward Bautista sang…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod’s new skate park is creating excitement among the people who use it. Young people attending an open house May 31 at the G.R. Davis Administration Building were excited to view a variety of options on display. “I feel like it would be a big deal for some of us kids who are getting…Continue Reading

Earlier this month, Alberta’s prairies welcomed back 20 burrowing owls that were in the care of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, marking a milestone to bolster Canada’s burrowing owl population. The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is collaborating on a program to recover young owlets from the wild and support them through a head-starting program.   Last-hatched owlets…Continue Reading

The investigation into what caused a train to derail east of Fort Macleod on Sunday morning is under way. Fort Macleod RCMP and Fort Macleod Fire Department responded about 8:15 a.m. Sunday to a report of a train derailment east of town. RCMP Const. Patrick Lambert said in a news release the westbound train and…Continue Reading