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RenuWell backs up its progress with stats and facts

Posted on February 15, 2024

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Keith Hirsche, founder and president of RenuWell Energy Solutions, was the featured speaker at a… Read More »

Organ donation activism through art

Posted on February 15, 2024

By Brylan Span Commentator/Courier Susan Andersen Library in Bow Island will be hosting photographer Cynthia (Cince) Johnston’s exhibit “Freddy and Ceydie”, on February 28. The… Read More »

Prairie Rose SD partnering with Mavericks for baseball school

Posted on February 8, 2024

By James Tubb Southern Alberta Newspapers From working on their timetables to improving velocity on their fastball, Prairie Rose students will have the opportunity to… Read More »

Rural rent spikes; Bow Island alone up 25% last year

Posted on February 8, 2024

Southern 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, 2024

By 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, 2024

Every 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, 2024

By 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, 2024

By 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, 2024

By 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, 2024

By 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 »

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