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Culvert replacement funds delivered to County of Warner
Posted on April 27, 2023Westwind Weekly News On Tuesday, the County of Warner received nearly $580,000 through the Strategic Transportation and Infrastructure Program to assist in the much-needed replacement… Read More »
FCSS offering new program for women in farming
Posted on April 27, 2023By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Local Journalism Initiative Reporter FCSS Taber is running a Coffee Break for Women in Farming Program from April 10… Read More »
Updates to major dam near Havre will go ahead after contracts awarded
Posted on April 27, 2023Southern Alberta Newspapers Contracts have been awarded to update a major dam site on the Milk River in Montana. The Fresno Dam, located about 20… Read More »
Province seeking more incentives to attract rural health workers
Posted on April 27, 2023By Kendall King Southern Alberta Newspapers Health Minister Jason Copping, and other officials, stress the importance both financial and community incentives play in attracting and… Read More »
Province removing MELT requirement for Class 2 licences to help ease school bus driver shortage
Posted on April 27, 2023By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As of April 23, the Mandatory Entry Level Training requirement for school bus drivers will… Read More »
Alberta’s conservative premiers have been financial disasters
Posted on April 27, 2023Dear Editor, Unlike Brooks Husband, the true conservatives in my world aren’t going to blindly support another Reformer, trying to pretend he is a Conservative… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on April 27, 2023By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Saturday, April 25, 1885 – The Illustrated War News General Middleton’s scout exchanged fire with… Read More »
Alberta on track to exceed methane emissions reduction target
Posted on April 27, 2023Canada’s oil and gas producers are a stone’s throw away from reaching a major emissions reduction target, demonstrating Canadian energy leadership as the world’s reliance… Read More »
Officials working to update century-old river water treaty
Posted on April 27, 2023Southern Alberta Newspapers An update to the process of updating a 100-year-old water treaty on the Milk and St. Mary rivers will be given in… Read More »
Microgrid project will keep lights on in Waterton townsites
Posted on April 27, 2023By Erika Mathieu Westwind Weekly News Waterton’s townsite will have reliable access to clean electricity, even during system maintenance, thanks to the completion of a… Read More »