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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Corb Lund and Doc Walker will headline the 2012 Canadian Country Weekend in Fort Macleod. After a successful first year in 2011, organizers decided to return to Fort Macleod Fish and Game Park on the Heritage Day long weekend Aug. 3-5. “We made a big splash in our first year,…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod’s $122-million police college project remains on track. The province intends to award the contract to build the Alberta…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod’s cultural hub is gearing up for a year-long centennial celebration. The Empress Theatre’s 100th anniversary celebration kicks off…Continue Reading

F.P. Walshe Flyers are off to a strong start in a rebuilding season after back-to-back provincial high school baseball titles. The Flyers, who are coached by Landon Schneider, Darcy Brauer and Alan Schneider, lost a squeaker in Claresholm last week but rallied for a win at home. Grade 12 Flyers are David Van Hierden, Jon…Continue Reading

There will be less joy in Fort Macleod than usual this year on the first Saturday in May. The annual…Continue Reading

An 18-year-old man caught breaking into a vehicle in Fort Macleod must do 60 hours of community service. Dominic Crow…Continue Reading

CHRISTINE LANK, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR The Lions Club is hosting the second annual Purina Walk for Dog Guides on Sunday, May…Continue Reading

Judge Jerry Legrandeur got the detail he needed Thursday on the fines proposed for two Hutterite men guilty of illegally…Continue Reading

The Hutterian Brethren colony that is home to two men guilty of illegally trafficking in wildlife asked a judge Thursday…Continue Reading