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Fort Macleod council was asked last week to help find ways to pay for an expanded gymnasium at W.A. Day…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod’s 140th anniversary celebration on Aug. 7 is taking shape. Economic development manager Virginia Wishart last week provided council…Continue Reading

J.W. SCHNARR – GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR A Fort Macleod Kindergarten teacher has been recognized for hitting the ground running on her…Continue Reading

VICKI ARNDT – MACLEOD GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR An adaptation of one of the longest running off-Broadway musicals of all-time will be…Continue Reading

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is featured on one of five new stamps issued this month by Canada Post. The stamps celebrate Canadian UNESCO World Heritage sites including Head-Smashed-In, Old Town Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; SGang Gwaay, B.C.; the Rideau Canal in Ontario; and the landscape of Grand Pré, Nova Scotia. “Canadians have expressed an overwhelming request for…Continue Reading

The MD of Willow Creek has formally approved a special levy paid by ratepayers in the Fort Macleod recreation area…Continue Reading

People living along the Oldman River don’t want to be caught off guard again if heavy rains force Oldman Dam operators to open the floodgates. The Oldman Dam Downstream Stakeholders Guild was formed to work with dam operators to keep property owners informed of potential flooding. “We’re talking with these people trying to develop better…Continue Reading

G.R. Davis school gets one last hurrah before it closes. Grade 6-12 students, along with Kindergarten and preschool children, will…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod residents will determine the names of its two remaining schools. Suggestions are now being accepted for the Kindergarten…Continue Reading