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The Year that Was 2020: MP Motz weighs in on prospects for the future
Posted on January 7, 2021Undoubtedly, the past year will be remembered as a difficult one. Difficult for workers, employers, agricultural producers, the energy sector, small business operators, seniors, students… Read More »
Moving forward with hope after a difficult 2020
Posted on January 7, 2021Predicting the future is a mug’s game. No one has a magic crystal ball or even a magic 8-ball to make that future any less… Read More »
Stirling mayor looks back at 2020
Posted on January 7, 2021By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News While the pandemic dominated much of 2020, the Village of Stirling was lucky to be in an area with… Read More »
PSA: Temporary closures at local emergency department
Posted on January 2, 2021A number of temporary closures are still in effect for the emergency department (ED) at the Milk River Health Centre over the coming week due… Read More »
Same ignorance, different argument
Posted on December 24, 2020It’s a choice: plain and simple. It bares repeating: do not drive while you are impaired. Doing so will increase the chance of harming yourself… Read More »
Raymond approves 2021 interim budget
Posted on December 24, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Raymond town council has passed their interim budget for 2021. Presented during council’s regular Dec. 15 meeting, the budget will allow the town… Read More »
Motz takes aim at Liberal COVID response
Posted on December 24, 2020By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Local MP Glen Motz says a thorough review and potentially a Royal Commission into the pandemic response should be launched, but the result shouldn’t… Read More »
The “Reset” Canada actually needs
Posted on December 17, 2020Canada's Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says it's hard to believe that anyone would look at the carnage caused by COVID-19 and see an opportunity. It's… Read More »
Step up and lead, that’s your job
Posted on December 17, 2020"I don't believe that anybody should tell me what the hell I have to do," Joe Miller told the CBC in 1987. The fine for… Read More »
Magrath approves interim 2021 budget
Posted on December 17, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Magrath town council has passed it's interim budget for 2021. The interim budget, passed during council's regular Dec. 8… Read More »