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Foremost’s Valedictorian off to provincial capital, beginning new chapter

Posted on July 6, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier It may not be her first rodeo with education, but Foremost School graduate and Valedictorian Lindsie Payne is ready to strike… Read More »

Bow Island Council looks to unsightliness issues, playground equipment

Posted on July 6, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier While the typical slow-down that accompanies the summer is fast approaching, this last June 26 meeting before the height of summer… Read More »

St. Michael’s School receives $10,000 from Kidoodle

Posted on July 6, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Bow Island’s St. Michael’s School is excited to put $10,000 from Kidoodle Ed’s Million-Dollar School Giveaway to good use. The school… Read More »

Solar power field with battery storage capacity proposed for area south of Medicine Hat

Posted on June 30, 2023

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers A 230-megawatt solar power field coupled with battery storage capacity has been proposed for land 20 kilometres south of… Read More »

Five Eagle Butte seniors take home Redcliff Scholarship Awards

Posted on June 30, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Commentator/Courier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Redcliff Scholarship Committee for Advanced Education has announced the five recipients of the 2023 Redcliff Scholarship… Read More »

Redcliff RCMP apprehend suspect in standoff

Posted on June 30, 2023

Southern Alberta Newspapers Charges have been laid against a Redcliff man after shots were fired at police. Mounties say an individual who shot at officers… Read More »

Prairie Rose hosts last board meeting of the school year

Posted on June 30, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier With school nearly out for the summer, the Prairie Rose Public Schools’ board of Trustees met on June 21 for one… Read More »

Celebrating Redcliff and the summer season

Posted on June 30, 2023

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier In high heat, bright sun, and the crowded streets, June 16–18 marked the annual Redcliff Days. People covered the closed-off Broadway… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on June 30, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Commentator/Courier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Thursday, June 25, 1896 – The Brandon Mail The northern provinces of Japan suffered the loss of… Read More »

Are we nearing the end of the food industry monopoly in Canada?

Posted on June 30, 2023

While the parliamentary investigation into food inflation leans towards political theatrics, the real intrigue lies in the Competition Bureau’s study on the food industry, announced… Read More »

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