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British army to take another year off from Suffield tank training due to COVID

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Collin Gallant Alta. Newspaper Group CFB Suffield will miss a second year of British tank training in 2021, top Canadian base officials confirmed Thursday.… Read More »

Weiss listed by Winterhawks

Posted on November 17, 2020

Alta. Newspaper Group South Alberta Hockey Academy goaltender Bodee Weiss has been listed by the Western Hockey League’s Portland Winterhawks. The 16-year-old Bow Islander earned… Read More »

Wikkerink voices displeasure over Shandro phone call

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier The County of Forty Mile council had a phone call meeting with UCP Health Minister Tyler Shandro on Nov. 10 to… Read More »

Foremost Library fundraiser brings in around $18K

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier The Foremost Municipal Library Pumpkin Festival fundraiser went online this year from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6. The fundraiser was strictly… Read More »

No rest for the Fogerty family- even during quarantine

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Stan Ashbee Southern Alberta Newspapers Legendary singer, songwriter, and Creedence Clearwater Revival veteran rocker John Fogerty and his family are set to release a… Read More »

County of Forty Mile placed under enhanced COVID-19 category

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier New health measures came into effect on Nov. 13 as result of the increase in COVID 19 cases across Alberta. The… Read More »

COVID numbers now compared to then

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Gillian Slade Alta. Newspaper Group Of all the COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization in the south zone, the majority are in Lethbridge, says Alberta Health… Read More »

Sugar beet harvest casts as an eye towards COVID-19 concerns

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Tim Kalinowski Alta. Newspaper Group Last year weather was the primary challenge to getting the sugar beet harvest off, with early frosts leading to… Read More »

Municipalities fair well during post-storm clean up

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier A relentless snow storm blanketed much of southern Alberta on Nov. 8. In many places there was around 30 centimeters of… Read More »

Joy of Giving accepting monetary donation only this year

Posted on November 17, 2020

By Justin Seward Commentator/Courier The annual Joy of Giving have taken a different approach to helping out families in need this year. “We want to… Read More »

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