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Unwrapping red tape on Christmas
Posted on December 10, 2020Albertans can now get their own Christmas trees and firewood from Crown land for free! The holiday season is here and families across Alberta are… Read More »
Mask bylaws do nothing but help
Posted on December 10, 2020While COVID-19 cases continue to soar in Alberta, many municipalities in the region have carried mandatory mask bylaws. The Town of Taber and M.D. of… Read More »
PM, deputy talk pandemic at recent town hall
Posted on December 10, 2020Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Issues on the current COVID-19 pandemic dominated a recent virtual town hall with the prime minister. On Dec.2, Prime Minister… Read More »
New health restrictions go into effect
Posted on December 10, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News Effective immediately, all social gatherings are banned and masks are mandatory as the province moves to flatten the curve.… Read More »
Canada needs a government built on certainty and stability
Posted on December 3, 2020While Canada's Conservative Opposition continues to responsibly flex its parliamentary muscle holding the federal government to account on its questionable decisionmaking, the Trudeau Liberals persist… Read More »
Tackling web giants should be a federal priority
Posted on December 3, 2020Weekly newspapers in communities from coast to coast dot the nation’s landscape like a media mosaic. From the Bay of Fundy to the Strait of… Read More »
Power outage scheduled Friday for Stirling area
Posted on December 3, 2020By Nikki Jamieson Westwind Weekly News There will be a scheduled power outage for the Village of Stirling this Friday. The outage, which is scheduled… Read More »
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 »