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Students at Ag Discovery Centre learning how to vermicompost

Posted on May 11, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Commentator/Courier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TRAD Worm Industries delivered a portable vermicomposting unit to the Agricultural Discovery Centre at Irvine School in… Read More »

County council blocks member from post on Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Posted on May 11, 2023

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers A Cypress County councillor has been blocked from rejoining a national lobby group by local colleagues apparently over internal… Read More »

Barnes won’t seek re-election in Cypress-Medicine Hat

Posted on May 11, 2023

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Drew Barnes ended two years of speculation at the last minute last week, stating he wouldn’t seek re-election in… Read More »

RCMP looks to new 911 technology, reviews first stretch of 2023

Posted on May 11, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier  Part of regular quarterly check-ins with the County, the Redcliff RCMP gave their first Enhanced Officer Report of the year at… Read More »

Cypress slides into May with regular council meeting

Posted on May 11, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier  With spring nearly through and the start of summer nearly at hand, Cypress County slides toward home plate with both the… Read More »

Canada needs to restore aid budget

Posted on May 11, 2023

Dear Editor,  One in five children worldwide are now zero-dose or under-vaccinated, meaning they’ve missed out entirely or partially on routine immunization during COVID. Those… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on May 11, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Commentator/Courier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Friday, May 14, 1897 – Moose Jaw Herald Times About 10:30 p.m. on Sunday evening, a fire… Read More »

Time to ensure a provincial carbon tax never returns to Alberta

Posted on May 11, 2023

There’s bad news, good news and hope for the future. The bad news is Albertans are paying more to drive to work, heat their homes and to buy groceries, thanks to the latest federal carbon tax hike. The good news is Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has almost neutralized that pump… Read More »

Rare-earth mineral extraction targeted by province

Posted on May 11, 2023

By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com With rare-earth elements becoming increasingly valuable for a number of developing industries, Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter believes Alberta is poised… Read More »

Province invests in post-secondaries in southern Alberta

Posted on May 11, 2023

By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com The provincial government recently announced $193 million will be invested in post-secondary institutions to create up to 8,000 new seats… Read More »

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