Posted on 01 June 2016 byContributor
JOYCE SASSE – GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR There’s a treasure chest of Annora Brown paintings located in the Collections and Research Archives of Calgary’s Glenbow Museum. The shame is that only occasionally have they been displayed or lent to other public institutions. The blessing is that they have been so carefully preserved they are of pristine quality.…Continue Reading
Posted on 23 March 2016 byEditor
The Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police had a greater presence on the European stage this year.…Continue Reading
Posted on 23 December 2015 byEditor
The province last week approved a $16,000 grant for research into Fort Macleod’s heritage buildings. The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation…Continue Reading
Posted on 09 September 2015 bystaff
Commercial forestry in the Castle special management area has been stopped and the process to designate the entire area is under way. The provincial government announced the steps Friday at a news conference at Blairmore. “Protecting the Castle is critically important for the biodiversity and water quality of this entire region,” Environment Minister Shannon Phillips…Continue Reading
Posted on 13 August 2015 bystaff
A worship service Sunday, Aug. 16 at Waterton will honour the memory of a Fort Macleod artist. Rev. Joyce Sasse…Continue Reading
Posted on 22 July 2015 byEditor
Photographs from a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran have landed in Fort Macleod. Eddie Frisk, 93, of St. Albert, took photographs of the town while training in 1942 at the British Commonwealth Air Training Program base in Fort Macleod. Dr. Ken Harrison wrote council to explain Frisk, who is his friend, wants to leave the…Continue Reading
Posted on 15 July 2015 bystaff
Seventeen southern Alberta families who represent the values of the family farmer to society were honoured Monday at the Calgary…Continue Reading
Posted on 05 May 2015 byEditor
The historic building that housed Fort Macleod’s first federal post office needs repairs. Just who will pay for the needed…Continue Reading
Posted on 25 March 2015 byEditor
One of Fort Macleod’s historic buildings has a new life as a hub of activity. Fort Macleod Family and Community…Continue Reading