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Promoting career pathways among top priorities in Smith’s mandate letter to education minister
Posted on August 10, 2023By Samantha Johnson Commentator/Courier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Establishing an online career counselling website to assist students and their parents with exploring career and post-secondary… Read More »
Alberta NDP calls for investigation into members’ fees at the doctor’s office
Posted on August 10, 2023By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier The official opposition are increasingly concerned about lack of word from the province in regards to exclusivity and instances of member’s-only… Read More »
Foremost Rodeo results are in, cowboy spirit rides on
Posted on August 10, 2023By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier For its third year in July instead of June, the Foremost Rodeo is thrilled to have their numbers and officially call… Read More »
TB an ever-present global threat
Posted on August 3, 2023TB continues to be the most deadly overlooked infectious disease, killing 1.6 million people a year. Overlooked to the point that a new vaccine for… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on August 3, 2023By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Friday, August 2, 1901 – The Wetaskiwin Times The big iron mine at Michipicoten, ON… Read More »
Feds reward failure with taxpayer-funded bonuses
Posted on August 3, 2023Bonuses are for people who exceed in their job, not for people who fail at their job. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland needs to remember that.… Read More »
Foremost Historical Society offers tours of town over July 21-23 rodeo weekend
Posted on August 3, 2023By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Between the parade and slack, the Foremost Historical Society offered a chance to get to know some of the history of… Read More »
Burdett solar plan quashed by regulators
Posted on August 3, 2023By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers A plan to build a new solar field beside an existing renewable power facility near Burdett has been rejected… Read More »
New wind project to begin construction
Posted on August 3, 2023By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Expected in the first quarter of 2025, ACCIONA Energía has announced the beginning of construction on a new wind project in… Read More »
Pivot Country Fair grateful for community support
Posted on August 3, 2023By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier The Pivot Country Fair is over for another year, and with 444 entries, this year was a marked success. Participation this… Read More »