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Feds out of touch with Western Canada: Hunter

Posted on October 26, 2023

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com After seven years with the Trudeau Liberals holding the reins of power in Ottawa, cracks are showing in… Read More »

Milk River Ridge School receives $5,000 in Lallemand “Hometown Roots” contest

Posted on October 26, 2023

Westwind Weekly News The Milk River Ridge School recently received a cheque for $5,000 after Lallemand Plant Care announced area farmer Kache Miller as the… Read More »

Making poverty history!

Posted on October 26, 2023

Dear Editor, Whether it’s poverty on a local or global scale, its impacts are profound. Poverty hurts, it deprives individuals of essential needs like access… Read More »

Alberta Pension Plan figures inflated and misleading

Posted on October 26, 2023

Dear Editor, To the Premier of Alberta, my correspondence today is in reference to your plan to start an Alberta pension plan. My first concern is… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on October 26, 2023

By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter October 25, 1883 – The Brandon Weekly Mail The Winnipeg Sun says a cousin of… Read More »

The real people behind the press

Posted on October 26, 2023

It’s no secret that thousands of news stories are published in Canada each day. From local community features to national breaking news stories, the people… Read More »

Drunk driver gets penitentiary for causing death

Posted on October 26, 2023

By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers A southern Alberta woman who was drunk when the vehicle she was driving went off the road, killing her… Read More »

Minister Horner discusses APP proposal during rural media roundtable

Posted on October 26, 2023

By Erika Mathieu Westwind Weekly News Alberta’s President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Nate Horner addressed rural media outlets on Oct. 17 during a… Read More »

U9 goaltender notches first career shutout as Magrath tops Raymond on the ice

Posted on October 26, 2023

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News Tiering play continues for local teams in the Central Alberta Hockey League. This past weekend, the U9 Magrath Chiefs… Read More »

Stirling council meeting Oct. 4 minutes

Posted on October 26, 2023

By Kenyon Stronski Westwind Weekly News The following are selected briefs from the Oct. 4 regular meeting of Stirling Village Council.  Items for Discussion: A… Read More »

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