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Prairie Rose getting design funding for Redcliff schools

Posted on March 30, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Commentator/Courier Prairie Rose Public Schools has received design funding for Redcliff schools, a recent media release by the government of Alberta announced.… Read More »

Southeast science fair fast approaching

Posted on March 30, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier With mere days between now and the Kiwanis Regional Science Fair, bright minds are abuzz with possibilities, and organizers with the… Read More »

Irvine Bulldogs finish off great season

Posted on March 30, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier The Irvine Bulldogs may not be going to provincials this year, but the season will always be one to remember. The… Read More »

Prairie Rose to open firefighting academy in Dunmore, Bow Island

Posted on March 30, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Out of the classroom and into the fire, the latest Prairie Rose Possibility is looking to make trained firefighters out of… Read More »

Poilievre needs to re-think drug policy

Posted on March 30, 2023

Dear Editor: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was recently in Vancouver, speaking about substance abuse. He criticized the offering of a safe supply of drugs to… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on March 30, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Commentator/Courier Saturday, March 31, 1906 – The Saturday News (Edmonton) Reference was made last week to the slowness of authorities in Ottawa… Read More »

Indian Act again under attack

Posted on March 30, 2023

Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in the news, and that is a good thing. However, Canadian politicians, including First Nation politicians, need… Read More »

Southern Alberta farmland value skyrocketed in 2022

Posted on March 30, 2023

Southern Alberta Newspapers The value of irrigated farmland south of Calgary soared by nearly 30 per cent in 2022 – three times the average change… Read More »

Alberta Transportation plan includes widening Hwy 41S

Posted on March 30, 2023

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers New plans to potentially widen Highway 41 south to Elkwater will be examined in the 2023-24 Alberta Transportation work… Read More »

Praxis Science Outreach rolls back services, lacks funding

Posted on March 30, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier It’s been a difficult year for science here in southeastern Alberta, but while they can’t do as much as they’d like,… Read More »

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