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Rural rent spikes; Bow Island alone up 25% last year
Posted on February 8, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Rent in Bow Island rose by 25 per cent in 2023, one of the steepest hikes in rural Alberta markets, according to… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on February 8, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers February 6, 1908 – The Advertiser and Central Alberta News A motor canal boat has been tested in… Read More »
Without advertising newspapers can’t do their jobs
Posted on February 8, 2024Every day, we at The Commentator and other newspapers get press releases about upcoming events. And of course we are often asked to cover the… Read More »
St. Michael’s sends off students with spirits high
Posted on February 8, 2024By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Two of St. Michael’s Bow Island students have been invited to a tournament in eastern Canada. Aidan Vantryp and Jake van… Read More »
RenuWell converts stagnant land into a viable energy source
Posted on February 8, 2024By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta’s landscape is peppered with vacant oil and gas wells that are veritable dead zones.… Read More »
Students return to the lab for 32nd anniversary of Project Minerva
Posted on February 8, 2024By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Grade 9 girls from across southeastern Alberta gathered to explore potential futures in STEM alongside Praxis Science Outreach’s Project Minerva. Science… Read More »
Elks supper and auction a success
Posted on February 8, 2024By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier On January 27, Bow Island and area residents piled into the Legion Hall for a night of games, prizes, and perhaps… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on February 1, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers January 30, 1908 – The Gleichen Call On Saturday, the fire alarm was rung unexpectedly and the brigade… Read More »
Local MP lauds judge’s Emergencies Act ruling
Posted on February 1, 2024By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Medicine Hat’s MP says the work of a Commons committee looking into the use of the Emergencies Act in… Read More »
Community Foundation hosts grant writing workshop for local non-profits
Posted on February 1, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Prior to the launch of its spring 2024 community grants, the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is hosting a virtual workshop for… Read More »