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Public safety remains priority in pandemic; Hunter
Posted on December 3, 2020Justin Seward Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta Premier Jason Kenney declared the province's second state of public health emergency on Nov. 24 due the significant uptick… Read More »
Holiday Light competition in Magrath
Posted on December 3, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News While the Hometown Christmas event cannot proceed as usual this year, people in Magrath will still get to enjoy… Read More »
MLA recall has backfired in Alberta’s past
Posted on November 26, 2020It seemed like a good idea at the time. Alberta was in the depths of a crippling depression, drought was ravaging the province's agricultural industry… Read More »
UCP members endorse MLA recall
Posted on November 26, 2020By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News MLA recall legislation could soon become a reality for Alberta voters if the UCP moves on a policy resolution… Read More »
Raymond supports SouthGrow’s zero emission infrastructure application
Posted on November 26, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News The Town of Raymond is supporting a SouthGrow application for a federal vehicle charging station program. During their regular… Read More »
Kenney announces new pandemic restrictions, stops short of provincial lockdown
Posted on November 26, 2020By Ian Croft Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta's government is declaring a state of public health emergency and putting aggressive measures in place to protect the… Read More »
Stop the spread of COVID by taking personal responsibility
Posted on November 19, 2020After weeks of soaring COVID-19 cases, the province was left with little choice when last Thursday when it announced new restrictions for several jurisdictions in… Read More »
Students be able to count on caring, acceptance at school
Posted on November 19, 2020Early in teaching my career, as I was preparing my Grade 6 classroom one morning, one of my students showed up a little earlier than… Read More »
Spike in COVID-19 infection impacting region
Posted on November 19, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News With more than 10,000 active cases across the province, Albertans are being urged to take public health measures more… Read More »
Blue-Green algae bloom advisory lifted
Posted on November 19, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Alberta Health Services has lifted a Blue-green algae bloom advisory in southern Alberta. The advisory, which affected the Milk… Read More »