Fort Macleod paid tribute Oct. 12 to its longest serving member of town council. Family friends and past and present council members turned out at the G.R. Davis Administration Building for a celebration of Gord Wolstenholme’s 20th year on council. “We appreciate you,” Fort Macleod Mayor Brent Feyter said. “Thank you for all your hard…Continue Reading

Due to a lack of physician coverage, the Fort Macleod Health Centre emergency department will  temporarily close from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The emergency department will re-open at 5 p.m. Thursday to provide 24-hour service. During the closure, nursing staff will remain on-site to provide care for long-term care residents. Patients…Continue Reading

Tentative plans for a five-unit townhouse complex for seniors were unveiled Sept. 19 by the Willow Creek Foundation. About 30 people turned out at Pioneer Lodge for a presentation led by Pam Young. “We wanted you here tonight to present our thoughts to date, and ask for your reaction, Young said. Young explained to the…Continue Reading

Celestine Twigg’s life-long dream to share the Blackfoot language with the world through cartoons is hitting the big time. Twigg’s recently released cartoon Poos, which means cat in Blackfoot, will screen this fall in Calgary, Los Angeles and New Westminister. Poos builds on the success of the Blackfoot language animation project produced by Xstine Cook…Continue Reading

The NDP’s path to success in a general election that’s still three years away places a new emphasis on small-town Alberta, party leader Naheed Nenshi said. Nenshi told The Macleod Gazette: “I think it’s fair to say that in the past, Alberta’s New Democrats have not been as visible as we should be outside of…Continue Reading

A new mosaic mural near the entrance to F.P. Walshe school helps to celebrate the school’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. The brightly coloured mural sits in an alcove in the hangar, the area near the school entrance where students and staff gather. “I think it looks awesome,” art teacher Shanan Hunter said Friday. The…Continue Reading

The F.P. Walshe Flyers rocketed into the 2024 high school boys volleyball season Friday by winning the championship of their own tournament. The Flyers defeated Stirling Lakers in two sets Friday night to claim the title of the preseason tournament. The senior Flyers are Branson Orr, AJ Poytress, Carter Henderson, Kerem Aydin, Logan Boot, James…Continue Reading

A southern Alberta writer is promoting his comic book in conjunction with the 150th anniversary in October of the arrival of the North West Mounted Police in what is now Fort Macleod . Peter Brouwer of Diamond City wrote The March on Fort Whoop-Up and published it as a comic book, or graphic novel, to…Continue Reading

Alberta cowboy poet Doris Daley has published Lucky Me, a new book of poetry. Daley, who is from Granum, will host a book launch party on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Sheep River Library in Diamond Valley with music and refreshments. Daley is well-known for her cowboy poetry, but writes in many…Continue Reading