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GSA law challenge denied
Posted on July 5, 2018Peggy Revell Southern Alberta Newspapers A request for an injunction to immediately stop Alberta’s gay-straight alliance law has been denied. In a decision released on… Read More »
Raymond hosts Canada Day parade
Posted on July 5, 2018Tim Kalinowski Southern Alberta Newspapers The Raymond Canada Day Parade on Monday was a great exhibition of community spirit as thousands flocked the parade route… Read More »
Raymond hosts 116th annual Canada Day Stampede
Posted on July 5, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News It’s rodeo season in southern Alberta. The Town of Raymond hosted its 116th annual Canada Day Stampede, the oldest such… Read More »
Robinson hired as Raymond’s director of community and economic development
Posted on July 5, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Greg Robinson, who resigned from Raymond town council on June 12 citing “personal reasons,” has been hired as the town’s… Read More »
Joseph Schow wins Cardston-Siksika UCP nomination
Posted on July 5, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News The UCP now has an official candidate for the new Cardston-Siksika riding in the 2019 provincial election. Joseph Schow, a… Read More »
New chief librarian at Magrath Public Library
Posted on July 5, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Stephanie Humphreys is the new chief librarian of the Magrath Public Library, taking over for Charlotte Lester after her retirement.… Read More »
Nearly 400 Albertans have died by medical assistance since legalization
Posted on June 28, 2018Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers In the two years since Medical Assistance In Dying became legal, close to 400 have chosen that option in Alberta,… Read More »
Alberta government ready for weed legalization: Ganley
Posted on June 28, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Alberta’s justice minister says the province is prepared for the impending legalization of recreational marijuana, after the federal government announced… Read More »
Raymond council considers pop-up roundabout for downtown
Posted on June 28, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Raymond town council is considering bringing a temporary pop-up roundabout to Broadway to test its effectiveness, as part of its… Read More »
Stirling welcomes new fire chief
Posted on June 28, 2018Westwind Weekly News Robin Fisher is Stirling’s new fire chief after Thomas Potter’s resignation two weeks ago. The Stirling Fire Department is an all-volunteer force.… Read More »