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Redistribution of money, ‘unfair’
Posted on June 24, 2021Dear Editor: For decades, Albertans have watched as their hard-earned tax dollars were sent to Ottawa and redistributed among other provinces under a system of… Read More »
Doctors not immune to virus
Posted on June 24, 2021Dear Editor: Staffing challenges are not new to rural Albertans, who are familiar with the longstanding challenge of recruiting doctors to their communities.Unfortunately, COVID-19 has… Read More »
Tourism industry calling for border re-opening plan
Posted on June 24, 2021By Tim Kalinowski Southern Alberta Newspapers The Tourism Industry Association of Canada is calling on the Trudeau government to commit to border re-opening on a… Read More »
Redman presents a ‘Hot Topics’ pandemic-related webinar
Posted on June 24, 2021By Trevor Busch Southern Alberta Newspapers Lockdowns were the wrong approach to tackling the global pandemic in Canada, argues David Redman, a retired lieutenant colonel… Read More »
Alberta to re-open July 1
Posted on June 24, 2021By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News On July 1, the province reopens. In an announcement last Friday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced that 70.2 per… Read More »
The ‘good old days’ wasn’t
Posted on June 17, 2021Can you imagine what it was like back in the day, like way back – when there were no news reports about anything, no Google,… Read More »
The fate of our democracy
Posted on June 17, 2021Dear Prime Minister Trudeau: The media outlets publishing this letter are competitors. We publish news in every region in Canada.In both languages. We don’t always… Read More »
Magrath’s Golf Club is almost open for business — as per usual
Posted on June 17, 2021By Laura Balanko-Dickson Westwind Weekly News Magrath's golf club has had "challenges" dealing with the fluctuating restrictions in Alberta. Despite this, Gina Nelson, manager of… Read More »
Canada Day events a go in Raymond
Posted on June 17, 2021By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Canada Day festivities, including the Raymond Stampede, are on in 2021 as part of the Town of Raymond's Heritage… Read More »
Open for summer plan a go
Posted on June 10, 2021Dear Editor: On May 26, Alberta’s government announced our “Open for Summer Plan.”This is a three-stage plan that lays out a clear path to safely… Read More »