F.P. Walshe school history was made Wednesday night when the Danny Paskal Memorial Athletic Award was presented during Blue and White Night. Grade 12 student Aidan Kidd became the first two-time recipient when he accepted the award from athletic director Craig Patton. Nicole Quinlan, another multi-sport Grade 12 athlete, was the 2015 female recipient of…Continue Reading

Matthew McNab, with the push of a button, brought great joy Thursday to children and adults in Fort Macleod. Young Matthew was chosen to push the button for the grand opening of Fort Macleod’s new spray park. Screams of delight greeted the fountains of water that shot out of the concrete pad into the air,…Continue Reading

Six former F.P. Walshe Flyers rugby players were inducted Friday into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Brittany Orr, Nicole Van Eck, Paula Woynarowsky, Natalie De Kok, Courtney Faulkner and Brittany Zoeteman were members of the 2007-’09 Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team. “It’s an incredible honour for our team to be inducted into the Alberta…Continue Reading

Due to increased smoke and particulate matter from forest fires in northern Alberta, Alberta Health Services issued a precautionary air quality advisory. Individuals living or travelling in the Lethbridge area are advised to be aware of air conditions and take precautions against potential health concerns that can be associated with current conditions. Although the current…Continue Reading

People looking for insight Monday into Fort Macleod council’s decision to dismiss chief administrative officer David Connauton got little satisfaction. Council under questioning during the public portion of Monday’s meeting at the RCMP Centennial Library offered few answers. “I was very shocked,” Fort Macleod resident Terry Daniel said of Connauton’s dismissal on May 13. “I…Continue Reading

A colourful character from the past is the subject of a new exhibit at the Granum Old Jail and Museum. Nora Tanuina Mortes Barley Power — known affectionately as Rainbow Power by Granum and Fort Macleod residents — has a prominent place in the museum. “She was quite an icon in Granum,” museum volunteer Mike…Continue Reading

KERRI ROBINS – GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR When Daniel Plourde collapsed on Nov. 14, 2013, he was 20 minutes outside of town and fearing for his life because of the pains in his chest. “I got home and my wife called the ambulance and got me to the hospital in Fort Macleod,” the 59-year-old Plourde said. “By…Continue Reading

Pat Stier and the Wildrose Party are back in familiar territory as Alberta’s Official Opposition. This time they will be facing Rachel Notley and the New Democrats, who lived up to advance billing in the polls to form a majority government in Tuesday’s provincial election. “Although it was more or less predicted, it is shocking…Continue Reading

Progressive Conservative candidate Evan Berger got a ringing endorsement Saturday from his party’s leader. Jim Prentice said Evan Berger is the right choice for voters on May 5 in the Livingstone-Macleod riding. “Everywhere you go in this riding people know about Evan Berger,” Prentice said. “They know how hard he works and how much he…Continue Reading