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Reject Bill C-372
Posted on February 26, 2024To ALL Canadian government members and bureaucrats. This bill to criminalize any fossil fuel advertising is blatant governmental overreach. We do not elect government members because they… Read More »
Why Canada’s energy sector is key to boosting productivity
Posted on February 26, 2024Canada’s productivity performance is dismal, with no improvement over the last nearly 10 years. Economists calculate productivity by dividing output value by the hours worked… Read More »
County of 40 Mile Council briefs from Feb. 14
Posted on February 26, 2024By Brylan Span Commentator/Courier The following are selected briefs from the County of 40 Mile Council meeting on February 14. Starbrite Colony Nathan Ogden of… Read More »
Burdett School to host annual supper and auction; in search of donations
Posted on February 26, 2024By Brylan Span Commentator/Courier A night of good food and community support will once again be brought to Burdett this March, as the Burdett School… Read More »
Town of Bow Island Council briefs from Feb. 12
Posted on February 26, 2024By Brylan Span Commentator/Courier The following are selected briefs from the Town of Bow Island Council meeting on February 12. Delegation Sgt. Philippe Beaupre of… Read More »
Water supply concerns follow bleak outlook report
Posted on February 15, 2024By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers The first glimpse at potential water supply next spring is not promising, but forecasters note could improve with normal… Read More »
Two make plea in Coutts case, freed from jail
Posted on February 15, 2024By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers Two of four men charged with conspiring to murder RCMP officers during the 2022 Coutts border protest of COVID-19… Read More »
Re: Approach to drug addiction by UCP and Justin Wright
Posted on February 15, 2024Dear Editor: In his January 17, 2024 News article MLA Justin Wright boasted that the UCP has “…introduced regulations to prevent…misguided safe supply drug policies…”.… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on February 15, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers February 11, 1882 – Edmonton Bulletin Weather is fine, although the snow is deep and travelling without snowshoes… Read More »
Government policies favour urban ignorance over the realities farmers face
Posted on February 15, 2024In Europe, there has been growing unrest for some time now, and with farmers’ protests reaching Paris, the media is beginning to pay closer attention… Read More »