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Coaldale shows off new school and recreation centre
By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Oct. 4, Prairie Winds Secondary School in Coaldale threw wide its doors for its official grand opening. Students, teachers, dignitaries, and guests packed the bleachers and seating area in the gleaming new gymnasium that will get plenty of high-intensity use in the years to come. The school is on the northwest edge of town… Read More »
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Petition goes out for new Hwy 3 access to Grassy Lake
By Cal Braid and Trevor Busch Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Highway 3 twinning project is active and rolling along east towards… Read More »
Rezoning amendment for 23 Avenue property passes
By Nikki Jamieson Sunny South News Coaldale town council has approved a LUB amendment to subdivide a property on 23 Avenue. During their regular Oct.… Read More »
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Copperheads earn 8-6 win in wild Saturday game on home ice
By Garrett Simmons Sunny South News It was an up-and-down weekend for the Coaldale Copperheads in Heritage Junior Hockey League play. It all kicked off… Read More »
Copperheads offence sputters in two weekend games
By Garrett Simmons Sunny South News Goals were hard to come by this weekend for the Coaldale Copperheads in Heritage Junior Hockey League play. The… Read More »
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From the Archives of Western Newspapers
By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter November 9, 1883 - The Calgary Weekly Herald A petition and subscription list is in… Read More »
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By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter November 10, 1910 – The Blairmore Enterprise The namby-pamby actions of the Coleman Miner in… Read More »
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PBO confirms carbon tax hitting Canadians hard
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should appoint Bill Murray to cabinet because the fight over the carbon tax feels like Groundhog Day. In the film, Murray’s character… Read More »
Canada’s income and wealth gap is worse than ever
New data out of Statistics Canada this month tells us what many Canadians already guessed: the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting… Read More »
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Harvest tour digs into sugar beet farming
By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Oct. 16, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers held their annual harvest tour, and it… Read More »