Smith not necessarily front-runner

Editor: Following the UCP leadership debate this week, I was disappointed by the Medicine Hat News’s July 29 front page headline “Smith deemed front-runner.” In… Read More »

Inaugural Ranch Rodeo a major hit at Western Spirit Days

By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier As the dust settles on Irvine’s first ever Ranch Rodeo, organizer Travis Noble is already looking forward to doing it all… Read More »

Irvine Library, librarian enjoy successful Western Spirit  Days 

By Anna Smith Alberta Newspaper Group Though the weather was hot, that didn’t stop the Irvine Library from taking full advantage of the influx of… Read More »

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park enacts fire ban

Alberta Newspaper Group A new fire ban at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park puts the Alberta side on a long list of areas in the region… Read More »

Elkwater Fire Department helping Muscular Dystrophy drive

By Anna Smith With only three hours and an empty boot, the Elkwater Fire Department raised $2,345.50 for their annual  Muscular Dystrophy Boot Drive. Over… Read More »

Redcliff council meeting August 25 covers a lot of ground By Samantha Johnson At the regularly scheduled council meeting in Redcliff, Sergeant Michael Courty attended… Read More »

County of 40 Mile deals with numerous separate issues including water, stolen truck, road repair and fire ban

By Samantha Johnson At the regularly scheduled council meeting for the County of 40 Mile on Wednesday, August 10, Fire Chief Mark Myra joined the… Read More »

Privatizing healthcare a major concern for Friends of Medicare

By Samantha Johnson Commentator/Courier Privatization of healthcare is well underway in Alberta. Details of contracts the Alberta Government is making with private, for-profit companies will… Read More »

Family and Community Support Services Memory Café helps with dementia patients

By Garrett Simmons FCSS Communications Caring for a person with dementia can be a difficult task. Finding resources, support or even just an opportunity to… Read More »

The Human Condition: Hinshaw revisited

Editor: Having been raised by a doctor and a nurse I have been a kind of ‘insider’ to the medical profession. Thus, it certainly is… Read More »