
Oyen Lodge: Cowboy poet, Delbert Pratt entertains residents
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Pattern Energy Begins Operations at Lanfine Wind Project in Alberta
Lanfine Wind will provide economic benefits and jobs that will last generations. The project will generate clean energy for up to 30,000 Alberta homes and is projected to provide millions of dollars per year to local communities. The facility is located in Special Area No. 3, southwest of Oyen, Alberta.
Winning the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in the National Hockey League isn’t an absolute guarantee of future success…
Our late Father owned a piece of bush property several miles away from where we had our home in the country. It is still in our family today.
I was introduced to the so-called “reality” show “The Apprentice” in 2004 in a Chicago train station. It was late at night. I had a fever and wondered if maybe I was hallucinating.
The one thing we all have in common is we’re all getting older every day … some of us more so than others. Radio broadcaster Andy Rooney said…
Warren Peers School in Acadia Valley would like to thank Jordie and William Kuhn for making arrangements and to the WPS Parent Council for sponsoring their Grade 4-9 field trip to Edmonton.
Special Areas Advisory Council met for their regular spring meeting on March 27 and 28 in Hanna, the first meeting with Shaune Kovitch as Chair of the Special Areas Board.
MLA Nate Horner awarded the King’s Coronation Medal to deserving Albertans who have made meaningful contributions to our province and their community.
Hello, everyone. The month of March went fast; hello, April. April is still frosty and cool, but warmer weather is coming.
We have new books in for the adult and juvenile age groups. In adult fiction, new titles include The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny, A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage…
Alberta’s government is providing $1.1 million to help school boards develop plans for school building projects.
President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Nate Horner issued the following statement on ratification of a new contract between Alberta Health Services and the United Nurses of Alberta.
April is Oral Cancer Awareness month. Every hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer.
CROSSFIELD - On March 26, 2025, 5-year-old Ellie Mae Lefebvre was at her home in Crossfield with her father when he suddenly had a medical emergency.
MEDICINE HAT—The Archaeological Society of Alberta (ASA) is excited to announce its milestone 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference…
In September 2024, Alberta Health Services (AHS) approved changes to the way food is supplied in our emergency departments and other non-inpatient areas.
There couldn't be a more appropriate word for the scramble to determine the final few teams for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Calls for justice are everywhere these days. At least once a week, I hear abolitionist preacher Theodore Parker’s quote, made popular by and often attributed to Martin Luther King Jr…
This week, I was not planning on writing about politics, but after listening to a ‘4 My Canada’ broadcast, I was reminded how much is at stake in this election.
Alberta’s government is committed to expanding access to cardiac services so that Albertans can get the care they need, when and where they need it.
Your Alberta RCMP is encouraging families to prepare an emergency plan in the event of a flood or wildfire. With summer around the corner…
As the weather gets warmer this spring and roads become clear, your Alberta RCMP reminds motorists of the dangers of speeding.
Death, politics and religion - three topics we are told to avoid at parties and the family dinner table. But in this age of polarization and uncivil public discourse…
It was right around dark around 5 o’clock or so, On October 1956 when that oil well did blow, Oh yes it was a dry well or so they had said…
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson will represent Alberta in Washington, D.C. to discuss the importance of free trade in North America.
FICTION: Maggie’s Miracle : A Novel / by: Karen Kingsbury, Tell Me What You Did : A Novel / by: Carter Wilson, Treason of Sparta / by: Christian Cameron…