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Regional skills study to aid area employers

Posted on May 14, 2020

By Greg Bobinec Alta Newspaper Group - Lethbridge With southwestern Alberta’s economy traditionally being strong, vibrant and diversified, the region is not immune to the… Read More »

Coordinating efforts for three jurisdictions

Posted on May 14, 2020

By Heather Cameron Alberta Newspaper Group Cooperating and sharing resources is an important aspect of the pandemic battle as financial resources are low. Look no… Read More »

Raymond facing 8.3 per cent hike to mill rate

Posted on May 14, 2020

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News At their May 5 meeting, Raymond council passed first reading of Bylaw 1086-20, which is the 2020 Tax Rate… Read More »

Magrath town celebration cancelled for 2020

Posted on May 14, 2020

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News At their April 28 meeting, Magrath town council made the decision to cancel their annual community celebration for 2020.… Read More »

Raymond’s Heritage Days cancelled for 2020

Posted on May 14, 2020

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News news@westwindweekly.com Like other community celebrations in southern Alberta, the 2020 edition of Raymond’s Heritage Days has now been cancelled.… Read More »

MP Glen Motz presents 175K signature gun petition to House

Posted on May 14, 2020

By Gillian Slade Alta Newspaper Group - Medicine Hat Last week, Medicine Hat’s MP presented what is being called the longest petition ever tabled in… Read More »

Former area journalist reflects on loss of Dan Barr

Posted on May 7, 2020

By Arnim Joop On April 27, I have lost a good friend who was my mentor. When I immigrated to Canada from Germany in 1988/89… Read More »

AHS announces appointment-only lab work

Posted on May 7, 2020

By Kevin Forsyth For Alta Newspaper Group Rural hospitals and urgent-care facilities are moving to appointment-only lab work for outpatients. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is… Read More »

MP Report: Parliament is essential

Posted on May 7, 2020

The Liberal government’s desire to limit Parliamentary sittings, and therefore accountability, during this COVID-19 crisis is completely contrary to Canada’s democratic process. Columnist Rex Murphy… Read More »

Update on confirmed cases from Cardston County

Posted on May 7, 2020

After a call with Alberta Health Services (AHS), as of May 5 we are able to confirm that two of the five cases within the… Read More »

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