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Lethbridge Sport Council honours Todd Caughlin

Posted on 29 April 2020 by Editor

Fort Macleod’s Todd Caughlin was honoured in April by the Lethbridge Sport Council. Caughlin, who is manager of athletics and…Continue Reading

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Town of Fort Macleod to buy lot for parking, green space

Posted on 29 April 2020 by Editor

Fort Macleod council voted to buy a vacant lot in the historic area for development as parking and a green…Continue Reading

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Fort Macleod artist creates Hinshaw doll to support food bank

Posted on 29 April 2020 by Editor

A Fort Macleod artist was inspired by a woman who became the face of the pandemic in Alberta to undertake a fund-raiser for the food bank. Trish Hoskin crocheted a doll in the image of Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s medical officer of health who gained rock star status with her daily pandemic updates. The…Continue Reading

Town of Fort Macleod moves ahead with pool project

Posted on 29 April 2020 by Editor

Fort Macleod council decided to dive into a revised outdoor pool project. Council approved a revised project estimated to cost…Continue Reading

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Province bans visitors from long-term care facilities

Posted on 22 April 2020 by Editor

The province last week put long-term care centres and other facilities under COVID-19 lockdown. Chief medical officer of health Dr.…Continue Reading

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Fort Macleod company helps pandemic response in New York

Posted on 22 April 2020 by Editor

A Fort Macleod company is part of the COVID-19 response efforts in New York. Delcan Building Materials Ltd. is shipping interlocking PVC panels for use in temporary hospitals in White Plains, NY. This was no ordinary order for the Fort Macleod company. “Everybody got involved,” Delcan president Patrick De Leeuw said. “We tried to rush…Continue Reading

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South Country Fair postponed until 2021

Posted on 22 April 2020 by staff

The global COVID-19 pandemic forced South Country Fair organizers to put the event on hold. South Country Fair announced the…Continue Reading

Volunteer Week celebrates kindness, heroism

Posted on 22 April 2020 by staff

Albertans are encouraged to say “thank you” to that special volunteer during National Volunteer Week, April 19-25. This year’s National…Continue Reading

On-line child exploitation on the rise

Posted on 22 April 2020 by staff

ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit and the Canadian Center for Child Protection are reminding parents about the need to…Continue Reading

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