Local News

If you’re still yearning for more after the Calgary Stampede, the 41st Annual Tsuu T’ina Nation Rodeo and Powwow is running until Sunday at the Redwood Fair Grounds.

Following a meeting held at the Springbank Heritage Club July 15 that saw around 60 people in attendance, those concerned about the recent nighttime restriction lift on small jet takeoffs at the Springbank Airport can anticipate further public engage

There’s an invasion afoot in Alberta. The foreign hordes have established a beachhead, spoiled the land and don’t take prisoners. But luckily, Blake Weis is here to spread the word about the invaders.

The Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation (GRPF) has nearly doubled its fundraising goal for the Calgary to Cochrane Trail (C to C Trail), with $194,732.48 in donations pouring in and surpassing the $100,000 goal.

An 18-year-old woman from Cochrane was killed by a train yesterday (July 16) while walking along the CP Rail tracks in the town’s East End. RCMP responded to the collision at approximately 5:50 p.m.

With fewer than 700 pairs estimated to be left in the province, the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Rehabilitation (AIWC) welcomed three ferruginous hawks to the facility July 9.

The province issued an advisory this week to inform the public of low water flow conditions stemming along the South Saskatchewan River Basin. Rivers and tributary streams of the basin are experiencing below average flow levels this season.

A slumping provincial economy hit hard by the low price of oil prompted discussion among federal election candidates in the Banff-Airdrie riding following the June 29 release of the Liberal Party’s environment and economy plan.

From July 27 to Aug. 2, the Links of GlenEagles is playing host to the ATB Financial Classic golf tournament and the PGA TOUR is officially sponsoring the event. “Having the PGA tour involved in our event has really elevated the caliber of players.

An early-morning arson attempt July 12 at the Morley Recreation Centre, located between the two public schools in the nearby Stoney Nakoda community, has rendered the building unusable with significant damages.