The excitement is building at the Fort Macleod Skating Club prepares its annual carnival. The club presents “A Night at the Movies” at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 18. Skaters will be peeking through the curtains to see how many people are in the stands at Fort Macleod and District Sports Centre. Coach Cassidy Cox hopes…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Allied Arts will host an open art gallery reception on Saturday, March 11. The exhibit features the works of two southern Alberta artists: photographer Candace Belliveau and watercolour artist Arnold McAulay. Candace Belliveau is a Calgary-based photographer who grew up in the Medicine Hat area. Many of Belliveau’s images are black and white…Continue Reading

The Mounted Patrol at The Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police will look sharp this season thanks to a donation from the Lions Club. The Lions last week donated $5,000 to buy 12 new jackets and sets of gauntlets for the riders who perform the Musical Ride in July and August. “This…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mustangs split two weekend games to place second in the Ranchland Hockey League. The Mustangs edged Kainai Braves 11-10 Friday and lost 7-4 to regular season champion Nanton Palominos on Saturday. Mustangs 11 Braves 10 The Mustangs overcame a three-goal deficit Friday night to edge the visiting Braves 11-10. Kainai led much of…Continue Reading

A southern Alberta company shared in $58-million in provincial funding last week. Lethbridge Biogas LP, which produces electricity, received $1,854,000 from the Bioenergy Producer Program. “We are excited to hear that bioenergy’s role in the fight against climate change is recognized,” said Stefan Michalski, director of operations for Lethbridge Biogas LP. “This money is important…Continue Reading

LAWRENCE GLEASON – GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR Ranchers are not having enough input into the province’s biodiversity management framework, according to MD of Willow Creek councillor Glen Alm. The framework will soon become provincial legislation when it was originally considered to be a guideline. Alm made the remarks in a speech Friday to a receptive audience from…Continue Reading

The search is under way for Fort Macleod’s 2017 New Year’s baby. Fort Macleod Chamber of Commerce has revived its New Year’s Baby contest to reward the baby and parents with a selection of gifts. “The New Year’s baby is a big deal to our community, and the Chamber wanted to help the family celebrate,”…Continue Reading

For the second year in a row, Scougall Motors won the Take A Bite Out of Hunger challenge. Take A Bite Out of Hunger pits participants against each other in friendly competition to see who could come up with the most weight in non-perishable food items. “The total weight collected this year was 3,379 pounds,”…Continue Reading

LAWRENCE GLEASON- GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR It was just one question during the Dec. 14 meeting of the MD of Willow Creek, but sometimes one question is the tip of an iceberg, you see or hear only the top 10 per cent while the rest is below the waterline. Division 6 Coun. Neil Wilson asked a question…Continue Reading