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Teachers association seeks support for current students following capital funding announcement
Posted on October 3, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers In a Sept. 18 press release the Alberta Teachers Association says it recognizes the importance of building new schools to meet the… Read More »
Bow Island’s Richardson Pioneer takes part in FMC Clean Fields Community Yields
Posted on October 3, 2024By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Since its inception in 2020, the FMC Clean Fields Community Yields program has supported local communities across Western Canada.… Read More »
Plans underway for Highway 3 twinning connection to Medicine Hat
Posted on October 3, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers On Sept. 19 members of Medicine Hat’s development and infrastructure committee were provided a brief presentation updating the progress of the Highway… Read More »
Taste of Bow Island a delight for the palate
Posted on October 3, 2024By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The 2024 Taste of Bow Island has wrapped up and it was a delicious success. The sold out farm-to-table… Read More »
ATA expands campaign calling out lack of per student funding
Posted on September 30, 2024By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers As the new school year is underway the Alberta Teachers Association has launched the second phase of its media… Read More »
Water use along south corridor went up in July
Posted on September 30, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Water use along Highway 3 dipped in late spring amid calls for conservation but rose to 10 per cent above average in… Read More »
Shutoff dates for irrigation districts back to normal after coming early in 2023
Posted on September 30, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Irrigation districts in southern Alberta have announced more typical shutoff dates this fall compared to an early end of delivery in 2023,… Read More »
Province targets 30 new schools per year to deal with ‘unprecedented’ student growth
Posted on September 30, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Premier Smith held a press conference in Calgary on Sept. 18 saying the province is committed to building 30 news schools every… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on September 30, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers September 24, 1885 – The Brandon Mail Two councillors put forth a motion at the last meeting to… Read More »
Misguided fertilizer cap threatens Canada’s carbon-smart farmers
Posted on September 30, 2024The fall harvest is in the storehouse, and it’s time to put away all proposals to cap fertilizer use in the name of saving the… Read More »