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Province needs to brake on assessment changes; Hunter
Posted on September 3, 2020By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News Sweeping changes to the way oil and gas infrastructure is assessed in Alberta for tax purposes have been proposed… Read More »
Great paddling in Alberta’s sunny south
Posted on August 27, 2020By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News news@westwindweekly.com Stereotypical perceptions of southern Alberta might conjour up images of parched prairie, or flatland wastelands interrupted by the… Read More »
Special Olympics Alberta Provincial Games delayed to 2023
Posted on August 27, 2020Special Olympics Alberta is cancelling the Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games 2021 originally scheduled to take place from July 9 – 11, 2021 in Strathcona County. While the… Read More »
Local irrigation districts receive funding
Posted on August 27, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Some local irrigation districts are receiving provincial funding for infrastructure upgrades. Through the Irrigation Rehabilitation Program (IRP), the Magrath… Read More »
CFL victimized by Coronavirus
Posted on August 27, 2020By Bruce Penton Gainer the Gopher gets a year’s vacation to frolic with the tumbleweeds in Saskatchewan. Calgary Stampeders’ white stallion is being sent to… Read More »
O’Toole victorious as possible election looms
Posted on August 27, 2020After what has to be ranked as one of the oddest leadership races in Canadian political history — punctuated by the restrictions imposed by COVID-19… Read More »
Feds tout Safe Restart Agreement
Posted on August 27, 2020As our economy starts to reopen, the health and safety of Canadians is our number one priority. That's why the Government of Canada is acting… Read More »
Village of Stirling prohibits fires
Posted on August 27, 2020Effective Aug. 18, due to the hot and dry conditions that currently exist and are forecasted to continue, the Village of Stirling has issued a… Read More »
Town of Raymond briefs
Posted on August 27, 2020The following are briefs of the Town of Raymond’s Aug. 18 meeting. Fire Chief Delegation: Fire Chief Doug Holt visited Council to discuss Alberta Health… Read More »
Magrath orders fire ban
Posted on August 27, 2020Effective Aug. 18, the Town of Magrath has issued a fire restriction notice. “Due to the drying and warmer temperatures that we are currently faced… Read More »