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Province promises ‘no outages’ as new SuperNet contract is negotiated
Posted on June 28, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News The Ministry of Service Alberta says the government will ensure that rural Albertans remain connected to the internet as they… Read More »
Raymond town Coun. Greg Robinson resigns
Posted on June 28, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Raymonites will have a chance to go to the polls on Sept. 10 to elect a new town councillor after… Read More »
Riding breakdown: Taber-Warner
Posted on June 21, 2018Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers New provincial election boundaries have left three ridings in the southeastern region of the province: Brooks-Medicine Hat, Cypress-Medicine Hat and… Read More »
Riding breakdown: Cardston-Siksika
Posted on June 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News New provincial election boundaries have eliminated the current Little Bow riding and split Cardston-Taber-Warner in two. Voters in Magrath and… Read More »
Why Doug Ford’s majority win is good news for the UCP
Posted on June 21, 2018Doug Ford’s resounding victory in the June 7 Ontario provincial election sent shockwaves through Canadian politics. Canada’s largest province has elected a brash Diet Trump,… Read More »
Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner’s child poverty rate sits above national average
Posted on June 21, 2018Peggy Revell Southern Alberta Newspapers Two out of 10 children in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner federal riding live in poverty, according to statistics compiled by the… Read More »
New streetlights coming to Magrath
Posted on June 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Magrath town council unanimously voted at its June 12 meeting to approve a plan that will see 88 new streetlights… Read More »
Voting dates set for Cardston-Siksika UCP nomination
Posted on June 21, 2018Westwind Weekly News UCP members seeking to have their voices heard in the upcoming Cardston-Siksika candidate nomination will have four options for voting. The race… Read More »
Cardston celebrates first Pride
Posted on June 21, 2018Dave Mabell Southern Alberta Newspapers The mayor and First Nations elders welcomed residents and visitors Saturday to Cardston’s first-ever Pride celebration. More than 100 cheered… Read More »
Magrath’s chief librarian retires after 17 years
Posted on June 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Magrath Public Library’s chief librarian Charlotte Lester worked her last day on June 15 after 17 years on the job.… Read More »