With the stroke of a pen Thursday night command of the 2309 Fort Macleod Army Cadets changed hands. Lieut. Werner Dressler gave up the position he has held since 2013 to Capt. Frances Ogilvie during a ceremony at Fort Macleod and District Community Hall. “I really have enjoyed working with all of you,” Dressler told…Continue Reading

When the STARS helicopter flies over Fort Macleod, people know that someone’s life is in danger. So when the STARS Charity Volleyball Tournament has come around each of the past 17 years, people have been quick to lend support. This year the 42 teams that took part, along with the community, raised $11,419 for STARS.…Continue Reading

Informing people of the danger of fentanyl and carfentanil is the best way to stop the opioid crisis in southern Alberta. That was the message delivered Thursday by RCMP Const. Ben Stubbe. “Our best weapon is information,” Stubbe said during his presentation at the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall. Recent reports show 582 people…Continue Reading

A Blackfoot elder from southern Alberta is one of 39 people who will be invested into the Order of Canada on Wednesday, May 8. Leroy Little Bear will be invested as an Officer in the Order of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Grounded in learning and…Continue Reading

The Willow Creek Wilderness Walk Run is adapting to better meet the needs of the people it serves. Now in its seventh year, the event offers five- and 10-kilometre routes, as well as a new shorter 2.7-kilometre route designed for children aged six and under. Absent this year from the walk run, which is set…Continue Reading

Under cloudy skies Fort Macleod Christians gathered Friday to retrace the steps of their saviour Jesus Christ on his way to the cross. Close to 60 people turned out at Holy Cross Church for the annual Way of the Cross procession that moves through the Stations of the Cross. “This is a solemn occasion and…Continue Reading

Livingstone-Macleod stayed true to its conservative roots Tuesday and elected Roger Reid as its new MLA. Reid, the first time United Conservative Party candidate, received 16.284 votes to win the riding going away. “The good news is the sun has set on a government that has ignored Albertans for four years,” Reid told supporters at…Continue Reading

Judy Walde was moved to tears Friday night at the Fort Macleod Curling Club. Walde, a long-time club member, received a life membership from president Bruce Robertson. “It’s obvious members are very important to the club,” Robertson said. “Without members we wouldn’t have a club.” “But occasionally, a member stands out for their service and…Continue Reading

Valuable artifacts, windows and a door were damaged last week when vandals broke into The Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police. The break-in and vandalism left museum staff upset with the lack of respect for the community’s history. “It’s very frustrating because we are the history of not just the RCMP, but…Continue Reading