Two people face 13 criminal charges after ALERT’s Medicine Hat organized crime team seized nearly $78,000 worth of drugs on Thursday. ALERT investigators executed a search warrant Thursday on a locker in a storage facility in Brier Industrial Estates where they found and seized methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl powder and buffing agent. Later that day, two…Continue Reading

Kate Glover wants to know what Fort Macleod and district residents are reading. Glover wants people to celebrate International Literacy Day on Saturday, Sept. 8 by sharing their favourite books. “International Literacy Day is observed to raise awareness of and concern for literacy issues around the world,” said Glover, who is co-ordinator of the Willow Creek…Continue Reading

RCMP want to talk to anyone who witnesses a car crashing into a house near Readymade on Thursday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m. Thursday a grey Pontiac Vibe was heading eastbound on Highway 512 when it veered south from the highway into the ditch . The car continued into some trees and into a house, which…Continue Reading

Although a wildfire continues to burn in the nearby United States, Waterton Lakes National Park is open for the Labour Day long weekend. While the Boundary wildfire is still active, it remains outside the park. Most areas in Waterton Lakes that were affected by the Boundary wildfire have re-opened. Many recreational opportunities and a full…Continue Reading

Jani Red Gun used traditional knowledge shared by Blackfoot elders to fashion a weapon similar to ones used by Plains people on the buffalo hunt. The 24-year-old Red Gun, who is from the Siksika Nation, made and donated a 32-inch “push” bow to The Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police. “They don’t…Continue Reading

Stationary engines are the focus this year at Heritage Acres Farm Museum’s 31st annual show. Visitors are invited to step back in time during the annual show, which runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3-5 at the museum west of Fort Macleod. Displays will show how the stationary engine was used in the early days…Continue Reading

Gospel music, prayer, testimony, food and fellowship happens this weekend at Granum. The theme of the 21st annual Willow Creek Gospel Jamboree, which runs from Friday, July 27 to Sunday, July 29, is “Keep the Faith.” The event features four concerts under the big tent, along with an interdenominational church service and a vacation bible…Continue Reading

South Country Fair has established itself as one of the premier small music festivals in Canada. Held each July in picturesque Fort Macleod Fish and Game Park, the South Country Fair has a mandate of bringing together an eclectic mix of artists to introduce audiences to new genres of music. South Country Fair’s roots date…Continue Reading

The numbers of the Alberta Debt Clock grew steadily higher Monday in the parking lot across from The Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police in Fort Macleod. According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the province’s debt is growing by $344 per second, or $1.2-million an hour. Colin Craig, Alberta director for the…Continue Reading