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County receives federal funding for water projects

Posted on August 8, 2017

By Jamie Regier Regional water projects receive over $3-million in federal funds The County of Forty Mile is one of seven municipalities in the Medicine… Read More »

Barnes backs Kenney in UCP leadership race

Posted on August 8, 2017

By Justin Seward United Conservative Party (UCP) Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes announced in front of a packed room of mixed Wildrose and PC followers… Read More »

Hundreds of volunteer firefighting hours in July

Posted on August 8, 2017

By Jamie Regier Volunteer firefighters in the County of Forty Mile had a very busy few weeks, with grassfires erupting almost every day and in… Read More »

Federal gas tax gets put to good use

Posted on August 1, 2017

By Jamie Rieger The first of two installments of the federal Gas Tax Fund, have begun being distributed, with $109.5 million coming to Alberta communities.… Read More »

Wearing their pride on their parachute

Posted on August 1, 2017

By Justin Seward The Canadian Armed Forces acrobatic parachute team, the SkyHawks, were doing some test landings before launching into the Medicine Hat Exhibition and… Read More »

Update on Red Rock wind project

Posted on August 1, 2017

By Jamie Rieger County of Forty Mile council received an update on the proposed Red Rock Wind power project at their July 26 council meeting.… Read More »

Tremendous experience representing Team Alberta at Nationals

Posted on August 1, 2017

By Jamie Rieger When Chris Byam’s volleyball club coaches selected him to test for the provincial U16 team, he did not imagine that it would… Read More »

A true testament to family farming

Posted on August 1, 2017

By Justin Seward The annual Cypress County Farm Family of the Year award was handed out to Laverne and Launa Gill of L. Gill Ventures… Read More »

Former Cypress County reeve all for the new UPC party

Posted on August 1, 2017

By Justin Seward After the Progressive Conservative Party and Wildrose Party voted to merge on July 22 in Alberta, there were mixed reactions province wide.… Read More »

Harvest starts early as crops begin to shrivel up

Posted on August 1, 2017

By Jamie Rieger The hot, dry weather has been persistent in southeast Alberta over the last several weeks and it’s starting to take its toll… Read More »

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