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Cypress holds special meeting over new Seven Persons building
Posted on January 4, 2024Concerns raised over building size By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier On December 19, the councillors of Cypress County gathered for a special meeting. The meeting was… Read More »
Alternative medicine deserves more respect
Posted on January 4, 2024Dear Editor: A recent letter in your paper criticized Preston Manning’s review of Alberta’s pandemic response. I don’t know how valid is Mr. Manning’s Review… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on January 4, 2024By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter January 2, 1883 - The Brandon Daily Mail A slight earthquake was felt in the… Read More »
Canada’s Premiers have failed the basic needs test
Posted on January 4, 2024In days of old, kings and queens were often judged by some pretty basic criteria: Did the people have enough to eat? Did they have… Read More »
The year it was in Bow Island and the County of Forty Mile
Posted on January 4, 2024January According to Statistics Canada, this year Canadian honey producers harvested 74.4 million pounds of honey, the lowest level since 2009 and lower by 15.6%… Read More »
Forty Mile Fire enters mutual aid agreement with Medicine Hat
Posted on January 4, 2024By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier The County of Forty Mile No. 8 entered a mutual aid agreement with the City of Medicine Hat for fire and… Read More »
Council oversees family assistance program for staff, sets additional coffee dates
Posted on January 4, 2024By Anna Smith Commentator/Courier Unlike many of their neighbouring towns and counties, the County of Forty Mile No. 8 chose to have their final meeting… Read More »
GCP conference speaker talks ag supply chain disruptions
Posted on December 27, 2023By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On December 13, 2023, Farming Smarter held their Global Crop Production Conference on Zoom and… Read More »
Southern Alberta man jailed for recent crime spree
Posted on December 27, 2023By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers A 51-year-old southern Alberta man who went on a crime spree earlier this year, is a menace to society,… Read More »
93-year-old Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee VanCleave premier video release
Posted on December 27, 2023Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation The Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation has just completed a heart-warming, informative, and amusing short video featuring Taber’s famous Rodeo… Read More »