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Cardston receives investment for new health care facility
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Southern Alberta Newspapers The government of Alberta announced Friday they are investing $74 million over the next three years to replace the Cardston Health Centre with a new modern facility. Premier Danielle Smith was in Cardston Friday and said the health centre has been serving residents of Cardston, the Blood Reserve and surrounding communities since 1959 and due to increase and aging… Read More »
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Millions in provincial funding to boost flood and drought protection in Southern Alberta
By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta is investing more than $28 million to protect local communities and the economy from… Read More »
Outstanding library service honoured at annual READ Awards
• Chinook Arch awards first ever Gillian Watkinson Doing a Lot with a Little Award Chinook Arch Regional Library System Libraries in southwestern Alberta serve… Read More »
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Southern Alberta Summer Games coming together for County of Forty Mile
• Registration period opens on May 11 Submitted by Abigail Wozniak Assistant Summer Games Coordinator Across the region, we’re proud to showcase a growing list of… Read More »
Pro Rodeo action returns to Taber at the Spring Classic: April 24 & 25
By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dust off your boots and grab your cowboy hats! The Taber Spring Classic Professional Rodeo… Read More »
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From the Archives of Western Newspapers
By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers April 22, 1882 – Edmonton Bulletin The school trustees now owe $150 in salary for teachers in the… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers April 14, 1899 – The Cardston Record Petitions were circulated here this week requesting a mail service to… Read More »
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Oil shocks are about to hit your grocery bill
When officials from the United States and Iran walked away from negotiations in Pakistan with no deal on the Strait of Hormuz, markets didn’t wait… Read More »
The Middle East is no longer a reliable energy partner
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is exposing how unreliable Middle East energy supply has become and has opened the door for countries like Canada to… Read More »
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Alberta gets emergency exemption for strychnine to help $800M gopher problem
Southern Alberta Newspapers The federal government has authorized an emergency use of strychnine for pest control two years after imposing a ban on the chemical… Read More »