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Stirling looking forward to celebrating 125 years in 2024

Posted on November 24, 2023

By Kenyon Stronski Westwind Weekly News The year 2023 will soon be coming to a close, and with it Stirling will be one step closer… Read More »

Proposed cell tower focus of Raymond town discussion

Posted on November 24, 2023

By Steffanie Costigan Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A proposed new 5G Roger’s cell tower in the middle of Raymond has left community… Read More »

Magrath and Raymond begin regular season play in CAHL

Posted on November 24, 2023

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News The Central Alberta Hockey League regular season kicked off last weekend for teams throughout the region. In the U11… Read More »

Author of “Farmwives” book series attends Women in Farming conference as keynote

Posted on November 16, 2023

By Erika Mathieu Sunny South News A conference hosted by FCSS at Readymade Hall in Lethbridge County last month was geared exclusively toward highlighting the… Read More »

Implementation of ‘streamlined trials’ expected to expedite court cases

Posted on November 16, 2023

By Cal Braid Westwind Weekly News Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Nov. 8, the Alberta Ministry of Justice delivered a news release announcing a new… Read More »

FCSS program for parents of children with autism

Posted on November 16, 2023

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In April 2023, Family and Community Support Services began a program on Zoom for parents… Read More »

Innovative energy projects bearing fruit in Taber

Posted on November 16, 2023

Dear Editor, Yesterday (Oct. 31) I was at a presentation here in Calgary on the RenuWell project that has seen two pilots move ahead in… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on November 16, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter November 9, 1883 - The Calgary Weekly Herald A petition and subscription list is in… Read More »

Smith’s plans to disband AHS is engineering chaos

Posted on November 16, 2023

The recent news of the UCP’s plans to disband Alberta Health Services (AHS), effectively shattering the organization into four factions, has re-ignited the discourse surrounding… Read More »

Farming Smarter promoting farm innovation and technologies

Posted on November 16, 2023

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Sean Kjos, Communications Coordinator for Farming Smarter, says that the mandate of Farming Smarter is… Read More »

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