Category Archives: Alberta
Winter is Not Over for another Month But, Alberta Wildfire Season Begins in Two Weeks
EDMONTON: Alberta's Wildfire season usually doesn't kick off until April 1st. However, as is the case with the last few years, the 2016 Wildfire season will begin a month early. Lack of snow cover, pa...
Feb 16, 2016
RCMP Ask for Information in Picture Butte Break and Enter
PICTURE BUTTE – Police are looking for information in regards to a break and enter earlier this month. They say the theft would have occurred between 5:30-pm on February 1st and 8:50-am on the 2...
Feb 16, 2016
Palliser Students get Close Up Look at Potential Careers
LETHBRIDGE: Careers in health care, trades and technologies were highlighted at a career fair for Palliser Regional School students last week. The Health Care Expo was an eye-opening experience for hu...
Feb 15, 2016
Input Needed For Bill 6 Regulations
EDMONTON: The Alberta government is looking for people who will be part of developing the regulations on its farm safety bill. Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier says they want to hear from as many gr...
Feb 12, 2016
Attempts to make Withdrawals with a Tractor leaves Magrath Businesses Damaged
MAGRATH: A couple of businesses in Magrath sustained significant damage Friday morning, after a farm tractor plowed through the front walls Doug, (last name withheld) the manager of the Blue Goose Gas...
Feb 12, 2016
Southern Alberta Non-Profit Projects and Organizations to Share $10M in Provincial Funding
LETHBRIDGE: Community Initiative Program grants totaling $10 Million will be shared by 294 projects in communities across Alberta. Of that amount, $6 million will go toward Community Facility Enhancem...
Feb 11, 2016
Alberta RCMP Need Public help Locating Cranbrook, B.C.Home Invasion Suspect
CRANBROOK: RCMP have one man in custody with more arrests anticipated after a home invasion shooting that took place in Cranbrook last week, leaving one man in hospital. The in depth investigation wen...
Feb 11, 2016
Temperature Records Broken Across the Province on Tuesday
LETHBRIDGE: Environment Canada was busy counting temperatures on the high end of the scale for February on Tuesday, an unseasonally warm weather broke temperature records across Alberta. Some of the H...
Feb 10, 2016
Palliser to Select Panel For External Review
LETHBRIDGE: Palliser Regional Schools will form a three member panel to oversee an external review of school system operations. The Board of Trustees voted last month to conduct the review after an on...
Feb 09, 2016
RCMP Ask for Information on the Theft of Expensive Horse Tack
LETHBRIDGE: Culprits rode off with some pricy horse tack in early December and Pincher Creek RCMP ask anyone with information to come forward. On Wednesday, December 9th, 2015, an unknown vehicle was ...
Feb 09, 2016