Due to a lack of physician coverage, the Fort Macleod Health Centre emergency department will  temporarily close from 1-5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. The emergency department will re-open at 5 p.m. Friday to provide 24-hour service. During the closure, nursing staff will remain on-site to provide care for long-term care residents. Patients are asked to…Continue Reading

The sixth generation of a family farm will open its doors to the public Saturday, Aug. 17. Windy Rafters Barn, operated at present by Monty Orr and his wife Ronalee Bennett Orr, will take part in the 12th Alberta Open Farm Days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Windy Rafters Barn near Orton is one…Continue Reading

The work of an Alberta artist who was employed for a time as a miner in the Crowsnest Pass is part of a new exhibition in Fort Macleod. Luke Lindoe’s art is part of Menageries, a new exhibition at the Fort Macleod Allied Arts Gallery. Montageries is on loan to Allied Arts by the Alberta…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod residents are invited Monday, Aug. 12 for a close-up look at the town’s newest professional office building.  The Vault at 202 24th St. will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday. Danny and Mackenzie Hengerer bought the historic former bank building from Alain Dubreuil and converted it to a…Continue Reading

Thousands of Albertans emotionally tied to a unique mountain town are looking for ways to help in its time of need. But as the embers and blackened building frames still smouldered in Jasper, population 4,600, avenues of support weren’t necessarily easy to find or navigate. Maps and Google before them, Patti Smith and her 12-year-old…Continue Reading

Heritage Acres Farm Museum celebrates Alberta’s agricultural history this weekend during its annual show. Field demonstrations, tractor pulls, quilt and flower shows and many more events are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 26-28. More than 30 years ago volunteers set out to protect old farm and ranch equipment at risk of being lost…Continue Reading

Due to a lack of physician coverage, the Fort Macleod Health Centre emergency department  will close for 24 hours. The emergency department will close at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 16 and re-open at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 17 to provide 24-hour service. During the closure, nursing staff will remain on-site to provide care for long-term…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod celebrated its rich past last weekend, while looking forward to a prosperous future. The community came together for a 150th anniversary celebration that included the return of professional rodeo, an array of musical and other entertainment, and the announcement of a new park on the south side of town. “The history of this…Continue Reading

The Town of Fort Macleod celebrates its 150th year this week with plenty of family fun. A professional rodeo, music on Main Street and at the Empress Theatre, a drone show, country music concert, barbecues and much more is planned for the anniversary. “We have so much going on,” organizing committee chari Mckenzie Hengerer said…Continue Reading