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Chinook Arch marks 40 years of supporting rural libraries

Posted on 27 July 2022 byrobvogt

The MD of Willow Creek belongs to a regional library system which includes the Granum Public Library, allowing it to…Continue Reading

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Granum royal connections exhibit a success; still seeking stories

Posted on 13 July 2022 byrobvogt

The Granum 2000 Recreation Centre came alive with the sights of the Royal Family on Canada Day. Led by Jennifer…Continue Reading

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Canada Day activities planned in Fort Macleod and Granum

Posted on 29 June 2022 byEditor

You don’t have to look far to find some fun on Canada Day in Fort Macleod and District. A pancake breakfast, the Musical Ride, High Tea, a barn dance, parade and fireworks are just some of the highlights on Friday, July 1. Lions pancake breakfast Fort Macleod Lions Club get the day started with a…Continue Reading

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Willow Creek Gospel Jamboree organizers planning return in 2022

Posted on 21 April 2022 byEditor

A popular Granum music festival returns this summer after a two-year COVID-19-imposed absence. The Willow Creek Gospel Music Jamboree is…Continue Reading

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Paskal nominated for outstanding first-year teacher award

Posted on 23 March 2022 bystaff

Granum school and F.P. Walshe school teacher Ben Paskal is Livingstone Range School Division’s nominee for the 2022 Alberta School…Continue Reading

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Willow Creek council defers Granum area structure plan decision

Posted on 08 December 2021 byrobvogt

MD of Willow Creek council deferred first reading to a by-law adopting an area structure plan for a proposed Granum…Continue Reading

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Two Granum veterans honoured in special ceremony

Posted on 15 September 2021 byEditor

With a cool north wind blowing across the prairie Saturday afternoon, a solemn ceremony paid tribute to two veterans almost lost to time. Private Robert John Emmit and Trooper Alroy Vernon MacLeod were remembered in a service at the Granum Cemetery. The graves of both veterans from Granum are now marked with a distinctive military…Continue Reading

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Willow Creek council delays decision on new colony

Posted on 25 August 2021 byrobvogt

The MD of Willow Creek Municipal Planning Commission wants more information before deciding whether to approve an application by the…Continue Reading

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Historical society plans service for Granum veteran

Posted on 28 July 2021 byEditor

A graveside service is planned for a Granum man who served in the Boer War. Robert John Emmit was buried in an unmarked grave in the Granum Cemetery until the Granum and District Historical Society researched his past and found he served in the Boer War as a Canadian soldier. “His grave was located and…Continue Reading