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Milk River Ridge School on track for 2024 completion

Posted on September 7, 2023

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The following are selected briefs from the Horizon School Division Board Meeting that took place… Read More »

Raymond town council Aug. 22 briefs

Posted on September 7, 2023

By Kenyon Stronski Westwind Weekly News The following are selected briefs from the Aug. 22 regular meeting of Raymond town council.  Raymond Irrigation District Policy… Read More »

Desperate need for government change expressed across the country

Posted on August 31, 2023

Glen Motz, MP Summer provides a great opportunity for Members of Parliament to reconnect with constituents across their ridings. It also offers a chance to… Read More »

Alberta RCMP on the lookout for possible changes due to Bill C-18

Posted on August 31, 2023

By Fernando Moreno Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Alberta RCMP does not expect to change its methods of communicating with the public… Read More »

Pronghorn Corridor effort tops 1,800km

Posted on August 31, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Pronghorn Corridor Enhancement Project is now in its 15th year. Since 2009, volunteers with… Read More »

Alberta grain producers manage unique challenges in 2023

Posted on August 31, 2023

By Erika Mathieu Westwind Weekly News The only universal challenge in farming is the challenges producers face year after year are never universal.  So far… Read More »

“Most coveted real estate in North America”: MLA Hunter touts irrigation development

Posted on August 31, 2023

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver toured St. Mary River water diversion infrastructure in Montana earlier this month that is… Read More »

UCP policy reversals costing taxpayers

Posted on August 31, 2023

Dear Editor: Re: U. C. P. reversal of private medical lab testing Another U.C.P. reversal, the latest in a long line of policy reversals, is… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on August 31, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Saturday, August 22, 1903 – The Eye Opener In Revelstoke, Charles Timmins has been arrested… Read More »

Canada dawdles behind OECD members in public housing stock 30 years after Liberals abandon public housing strategy

Posted on August 31, 2023

Canada’s housing crisis is dire. More and more, people are sharing stories of how the high cost of living across Canada is pricing everyday Canadians out… Read More »

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