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Magrath and Raymond teams busy on ice in CAHL action

Posted on February 8, 2024

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News Teams are hitting the homestretch as the Central Alberta Hockey League chugs on into February. In the U11 division,… Read More »

Water supply concerns follow bleak outlook report

Posted on February 8, 2024

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers The first glimpse at potential water supply next spring is not promising, but forecasters note could improve with normal… Read More »

Mongolian agronomist highlights Smart Agricultural Initiative

Posted on February 1, 2024

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News During Farming Smarter’s Virtual Global Crop Production Conference last month, Badruun Chadraabal, an agronomist from Mongolia, spoke about the… Read More »

Pronghorn fans discover freestyle wrestling

Posted on February 1, 2024

Submitted by David Clyde Walters Something exciting happened at the First Choice Savings Gym at the University of Lethbridge Friday, January 26. The U of… Read More »

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 »

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