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Bow Island August 11 council meeting highlights

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The Town of Bow Island recently held a council meeting packed with discussions on several important topics shaping the… Read More »

County of Forty Mile council meeting recap and important notices 

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The County of Forty Mile No. 8 convened its regular council meeting on June 25, 2025. The session provided… Read More »

Successful MCC hearing in Bow Island leads to positive next steps 

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers August 11 saw the Town of Bow Island complete a highly successful public hearing regrading the creation of a… Read More »

Province takes aim at ‘red tape’ issues in agriculture

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspaper Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta’s government is looking to help agriculture organizations focus on putting food on tables across… Read More »

Alberta Beef Producers withdrawing membership from Canadian Cattle Association

Posted on August 21, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers The Alberta Beef Producers is withdrawing its membership from the Canadian Cattle Association. The provincial beef commission announced Aug. 12 that effective… Read More »

Canada’s chance to shine is slipping away

Posted on August 21, 2025

Canada Day felt different this year. With wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, shifting geopolitical fault lines, and unstable leadership in the West,… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers August 17, 1892 – The Saskatchewan Times The passage made through the curling rink by the latest windstorm… Read More »

Vaccination efforts making a difference in battle against measles

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Dr. Sunil Sookram Alberta Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health Measles remains one of the most contagious illnesses in the world, spreading through the… Read More »

Fresh off the stalk, certified Taber cob season arrives

Posted on August 15, 2025

By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers The summer days start early for Dave Johnson and his team from Johnson Fresh Farms as they beat the… Read More »

Former UCP MLA Barnes wants to lead Medicine Hat

Posted on August 15, 2025

By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Former three-term Member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta Drew Barnes has announced his intent to… Read More »

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