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2035 zero-emissions vehicle mandate sparking concerns

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers A federal mandate calling for all vehicles sold in Canada by 2035 to be zero-emission has sparked concerns in… Read More »

MLA Hunter remains optimistic despite water concerns

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Trevor Busch Southern Alberta Newspapers editor@tabertimes.com With provincial prognosticators prepping for another potential year of drought in Alberta in 2024, Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter… Read More »

SMRID tracking winter snowpack and water supply levels

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The second week of January swept in a polar vortex that was a shock to… Read More »

Local MP lauds judge’s Emergencies Act ruling

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Medicine Hat’s MP says the work of a Commons committee looking into the use of the Emergencies Act in… Read More »

Lethbridge County receives update on Stirling Wind Project

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News During the County of Lethbridge Council meeting that took place on January 18, Jennifer Place from Corporate Services came… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers January 30, 1908 – The Gleichen Call On Saturday, the fire alarm was rung unexpectedly and the brigade… Read More »

Cracking the case of the secret chicken price hike

Posted on February 1, 2024

No one begrudges farmers a fair living. However, chicken farmers need to be up-front as to why they need a price increase. We deeply value… Read More »

Ottawa’s oil and gas emissions cap amounts to production cap: Hunter

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Trevor Busch Southern Alberta Newspapers editor@tabertimes.com The federal government’s new regulatory framework for capping emissions in the oil and gas sector is simply another… Read More »

Donations being sought for Dominican Starfish Foundation

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Kathryn Parker, an employee of the Jim and Mary Kearl Library in Cardston, recently engaged in collecting donations for… Read More »

Chiefs go 2-1 in Fort Macleod tournament

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News Magrath’s U9 Chiefs team had the season roll on in Fort Macleod at a tournament this past weekend. In game one the Chiefs won 14-1… Read More »

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