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Nominations open for Bow Island council byelection
Posted on March 5, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Nominations are now open to fill a vacant seat on Bow Island town council. Coun. Lyle Tuchscherer resigned from the position Jan.… Read More »
Mayor Reynolds excited and optimistic about new housing developments with help from HAF
Posted on March 5, 2024By Brylan Span Commentator/Courier Things are looking up in Bow Island in regards to the lack of available housing. On Feb. 19 it was announced… Read More »
Unpacking Premier Danielle Smith’s transgender policies
Posted on February 29, 2024In unveiling her recent policy changes regarding transgender youth, Premier Danielle Smith presents herself as a shepherd of societal well-being draped in the cloak of… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on February 29, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers February 27, 1886 – Calgary Weekly Herald Seventeen policemen in Edmonton received sentences between nine and twelve months… Read More »
Proposed beer tax hike brews trouble for barley and brewing industry
Posted on February 29, 2024As one of the earliest, widely grown grains in Canada, barley shares a long and trusted history with the brewing industry that it supplies. Renowned… Read More »
Alberta Municipalities rejects party politics at local level
Posted on February 29, 2024By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) held a news conference on Feb. 22 to announce the results of… Read More »
SMRID reservoirs nudge up to 47 per cent full supply limit
Posted on February 29, 2024By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Winter water supply in the St. Mary River Irrigation District reservoirs edged up in the… Read More »
Motz launches surveys in advance of federal budget
Posted on February 29, 202440 Mile County Commentator Glen Motz, MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner, has launched his annual budget surveys in an effort to bring constituents’ views to Ottawa. … Read More »
Bow Island joins federal initiative to accelerate housing construction
Posted on February 29, 2024By Brylan Span Commentator/Courier Bow Island, along with five other Alberta towns, reached an agreement with the federal government that will help get affordable housing… Read More »
Town hall meeting coming to Bow Island
Posted on February 29, 2024Commentator/Courier Bow Island will be hosting a town hall meeting at the Bow Island Legion March 5 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be attended… Read More »