Firefighters received training Saturday for an emergency they hope never happens — someone trapped in a grain bin. The Canadian Agriculture Safety Association brought its mobile training trailer to Hilltop Dairy north of Fort Macleod on Saturday. Firefighters from the Fort Macleod, Granum, Nanton and Claresholm departments in five-person groups took the training from trainer…Continue Reading

With incumbent mayor Brent Feyter already in by acclamation, Fort Macleod voted for continuity by returning five councillors and adding one new one. Unofficial results from Monday’s election put Jim Monteith in front with 581 votes, followed by Werner Dressler with 511, Kristi Edwards with 499, Gordon Wolstenholme with 486, Mackenzie Hengerer with 484 and…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mustangs take on the Ranchland Hockey League’s newest team Saturday to open the 2021-’22 season. The Mustangs host the Innisfail Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Fort Macleod and District Sports Centre. The Eagles are led by coach Brian Sutter, who played 12 seasons in the NHL with St. Louis…Continue Reading

COVID-19 continues to explode across Alberta. The province is reporting 21,307 active cases, with 1,063 people in hospital and 265 in intensive care. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said 100 per cent of new ICU admissions were people who are not vaccinated. Alberta has had 2,645 deaths due to COVID-19. In the south zone, which includes Fort…Continue Reading

More than 700,000 students across the country — including those at F.P. Walshe school in Fort Macleod — participated in Student Vote Canada, coinciding with Monday’s federal election. F.P. Walshe students cast their ballots for the official candidates running in the Foothills riding in voting held in the main foyer. The Fort Macleod students cast…Continue Reading

With a cool north wind blowing across the prairie Saturday afternoon, a solemn ceremony paid tribute to two veterans almost lost to time. Private Robert John Emmit and Trooper Alroy Vernon MacLeod were remembered in a service at the Granum Cemetery. The graves of both veterans from Granum are now marked with a distinctive military…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod residents and other Albertans must wear masks in all indoor public places as the province implements temporary measures to slow the fourth wave of COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney on Friday also urged Albertans to limit person-to-person contact and restricted indoor social gatherings to close contacts of just two families up to a maximum…Continue Reading

Livingstone Range School Division operations are close to pre-pandemic conditions as students return to class for the 2021-’22 year. Masks are optional, hygiene and enhanced cleaning are priorities and people are urged to stay home when sick. “We believe this plan will allow students and staff to have a safe and successful learning experience this…Continue Reading

The Mounted Patrol will carry out its final Musical Rides of the 2021 season Saturday, Aug. 28 at The Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police. The Mounted Patrol will perform its usual ride at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The season concludes with a special Ride Through the Ages at 2 p.m.,…Continue Reading