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County council receives presentation on enhancing its rural internet services

Posted on March 24, 2021

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier County of Forty Mile council received a presentation on options on improving the municipality’s internet service from Tango Networks Inc. on… Read More »

Lethbridge and other small communities, pharmacies doing vaccine

Posted on March 24, 2021

From March 15 more than 250 pharmacies across the province began providing COVID-19 immunizations with either Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, the government announced. The was… Read More »

A busy schedule ahead for County renewable energy projects

Posted on March 24, 2021

Commentator/Courier Renewable energy projects in the County of Forty Mile will be busy under construction this summer. “Some of our road maintenance managers, they’ve already… Read More »

Highway 3 connector bus route cancelled

Posted on March 24, 2021

By Collin Gallant Alta. Newspaper Group The Highway 3 Connector bus route between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge was wound down at the end of last… Read More »

Slade transitions into regional role

Posted on March 24, 2021

Southern Alberta Newspapers Pivoting into a transitional role as a regional reporter for Southern Alberta Newspapers, Gillian Slade brings a wealth of experience to readers… Read More »

County passed IDP with the Town of Bow Island

Posted on March 24, 2021

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier County of Forty Mile council passed the last two reading of the Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) at their March 10 meeting.… Read More »

Angle reflects on what navigating through a pandemic is like

Posted on March 24, 2021

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier The world has been entrenched in the COVID-19 pandemic for a year. Senator Gershaw principal Scott Angle reflected on a year… Read More »

‘The truth can set you free’ — unless social media distorts it?

Posted on March 24, 2021

Browse any social media platform these days and there’s almost another national crisis inflicting many with misinformation. This other epidemic is being spread across Canada… Read More »

Merkley excited for Willie Desjardins South Alberta Hockey Academy opportunity

Posted on March 24, 2021

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier Jay Merkley stepped on the ice at the Foremost Civic Centre for the first time on March 15 as Foremost School’s… Read More »

Shortgrass Library System faring well during pandemic

Posted on March 24, 2021

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier Member libraries in the Shortgrass Library System have been able to navigate through the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on… Read More »

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