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"It changed my life": Absence of rural social programs felt years after closing

"It changed my life": Absence of rural social programs felt years after closing

In October 2020, Alberta’s United Conservative government announced the closure of all remaining Job Corps offices along with job cuts that affected hundreds of provincial employees in social services, agriculture, and wildfire management.
New aviation program has Chinook's Edge students reaching for the sky

New aviation program has Chinook's Edge students reaching for the sky

The sky is the limit courtesy of renewed partnership between Chinook’s Edge School Division and Sky Wings Aviation Academy near Red Deer Regional Airport
New plot sale rules, planting ban at Didsbury cemetery

New plot sale rules, planting ban at Didsbury cemetery

The policy and governance committee examined the existing bylaw and recommended various changes.
Letter: Politicians should practise what they preach

Letter: Politicians should practise what they preach

We can have all kinds of rules, regulations and laws, but if we don’t enforce them, then why have them? questions letter writer
ROAD REPORT: Commute road conditions, Highway 2 traffic cameras

ROAD REPORT: Commute road conditions, Highway 2 traffic cameras

Get a look at your commute - click for up-to-date conditions map and road cameras
Innisfail Kinsmen have big community plans for 2024

Innisfail Kinsmen have big community plans for 2024

Alberta government acknowledges service club’s approved playground grant in 2023 along with several others for community groups and artists
Eastern Slopes stewards reach milestone anniversary

Eastern Slopes stewards reach milestone anniversary

Friends of the Eastern Slopes Association, which 30 years ago got started by taking on Bighorn Campground, continues to grow
Conservatives hold inaugural Ponoka – Didsbury riding meeting in Innisfail

Conservatives hold inaugural Ponoka – Didsbury riding meeting in Innisfail

Redrawn federal electoral boundaries resulted in the elimination of the Red Deer – Mountain View riding
Sundre Search and Rescue plans hangar expansion

Sundre Search and Rescue plans hangar expansion

Vice-president of Sundre Search and Rescue Association would prefer sustainability funding over on-off grants
How will shorter Alberta winters affect those with seasonal affective disorder?

How will shorter Alberta winters affect those with seasonal affective disorder?

Winters in the Edmonton area, or the number of consecutive days with temperatures below freezing, are at least 10 days shorter than they were nearly 75 years ago, data published by researchers at the University of Lethbridge shows.
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