Planning a new economic development strategy for Fort Macleod continues this week. Town officials were to meet Tuesday to continue a discussion that began in October. “Once we have a draft plan put together we’ll go to public consultation,” Town of Fort Macleod economic development officer Martin Ebel said. Ebel provided Chamber members with an…Continue Reading

Rebecca Neels and Nick Asam aren’t looking for special treatment as they navigate the hallways and classrooms at F.P. Walshe school in their wheelchairs. The two students, who have cerebral palsy, just want to be treated like any other teenager by their peers and adults. “Even though we are disabled and have CP, that doesn’t…Continue Reading

F.P. Walshe school students are working hard these days to make a positive difference in their community, and the world. Students are helping stock the shelves of the Fort Macleod Food Bank and also collecting pennies to fund a Third World water project. “The whole school is getting involved,” Grade 10 student Amy Cook said.…Continue Reading

F.P. Walshe Flyers battled hard all day Friday to win the junior high boys’ zone volleyball championship. The Flyers beat tournament host Seven Persons Spartans in their sixth match of the day to claim the zone championship. The Flyers opened the tournament against Taber St. Mary’s Storm, sweeping both sets 25-18 and 25-13. In their…Continue Reading

Country music fans will come as close as they can Thursday, Nov. 8 to hosting some top musicians in their living room. The relaxed, informal atmosphere of a house party will be created in the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod when The Troubadours take the stage. The Troubadours — Wyatt Easterling, Duane Steele, Lisa Brokop,…Continue Reading

A woman always willing to lend a hand but who never seeks the limelight was honoured Wednesday as Fort Macleod’s 2012 Citizen of the Year. Sharon Monical received the award during the annual awards banquet at Fort Macleod and District Community Hall. “She is one of the individuals you can count on,” Chamber of Commerce…Continue Reading

Steven Ellertson will join a select group of people this week at a national conference on diabetes. The 23-year-old Brocket resident is one of just 20 young people from across Canada chosen to attend the National Aboriginal Diabetes Association’s Youth Summit at Niagara Falls, Ont. A member of the Piikani Nation, Ellertson has seen first-hand…Continue Reading

The Galt Museum and Archives digs into the southern Alberta landscape this fall in the new special exhibit “Uncovering Secrets: Archaeology in southern Alberta.” The exhibit features 15 local and area sites holding the secrets to stories of the past including the North West Mounted Police post at Fort Macleod, Paleo-Indian hunting sites more than…Continue Reading

ATCO Gas marked its century-old relationship with Fort Macleod with two gifts. The company made a $2,500 donation to the Empress Theatre, which is also celebrating its centennial in 2012. Last week ATCO Gas unveiled its new mural in the Devonian Walkway. “Early residents of Fort Macleod were among the first Albertans to set a…Continue Reading