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Summer storm wallops several communities in Cypress County

Posted on June 17, 2015

By Tim Kalinowski From Bow Island to Seven Persons to Redcliff to Medicine Hat, and areas further afield, a vicious storm driven by over 100… Read More »

Bow Island cleans up from powerful storm

Posted on June 17, 2015

By Jamie Rieger There is no doubt that the winds that accompanied Friday afternoon’s storm were strong, uprooting many trees around Bow Island and knocking… Read More »

Water co-op members being asked to conserve water

Posted on June 13, 2015

West Side Water Co-op is currently experiencing issues due to power outages and are asking their members to conserve water as much as possible. Read More »

BI golf course asking for volunteers to help clean-up from storm

Posted on June 12, 2015

The Bow Island golf course was in the middle of a charity golf tournament for the H.A.L.O helicopter today when a storm, with powerful winds… Read More »

Power outages in Cypress County

Posted on June 12, 2015

As of 4:00 PM, Friday, June 12th AltaLink informed Cypress County that a substation has gone down which is resulting in widespread power outages throughout… Read More »

Downed trees, power outages due to storm

Posted on June 12, 2015

By Jamie Rieger A storm with strong winds blowing in excess of 100 km/hr blew through Bow Island this afternoon, leaving many downed trees and… Read More »

Accident survivor’s story drives home message for students

Posted on June 9, 2015

By Tim Kalinowski In Ken Schneider’s own words when he was a young twenty year-old he used to be “an adrenaline junky.” Athletics, dirt biking,… Read More »

P.A.R.T.Y. brings awareness to Irvine School students

Posted on June 9, 2015

By Tim Kalinowski Irvine School’s Grade 9 class had the opportunity to take part in the P.A.R.T.Y (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) program… Read More »

Lethbridge instructor receives funding for study that looks at preventing late blight in potatoes

Posted on June 9, 2015

By Garrett Simmons Southern Alberta Newspapers A Lethbridge College instructor and researcher has received funding to support an applied-research project to keep Alberta potato crops… Read More »

Another successful garage sale

Posted on June 9, 2015

The annual Bow Island Health Foundation garage sale was once again a success, raising $9,500 for education and staff wellness initiatives, according to Kim McDonald,… Read More »

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