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CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESS WEEK: How Hiebert Cabinets rebuilt after a devastating 2024 fire
By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers A fire tore through Hiebert Cabinets’ production facility in the middle of the night in 2024, threatening years of craftsmanship and the wiping out projects in progress for Bow Island and area community. The Bow Island Fire Department responded quickly, but with the building full of wood and cabinetry materials, firefighters weren’t able to save the facility. Sales and… Read More »
St. Michael’s School marks 30 years of Terry Fox runs
By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Students from St. Michael’s School in Bow Island joined students from two other local schools for a community Terry… Read More »
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The Fir & Prairie Barn: a new event venue with a backstory as beautiful as its location
By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers When Patrice and Benjamin Sklarchuk saw that there wasn’t much space in the country to host beautiful weddings and events, they decided to create one. “Our options were very limited as far as country/rustic venues go,” Patrice says. “We wanted to create a space where couples could enjoy the prairie views and openness of the country while still having a space… Read More »
Bev Van Es Studio: Capturing Beautiful Moments
By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Life moves fast and those special moments, like a pregnancy or having a newborn, are equally fleeting. Bev Van… Read More »
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Applicants and mentors called upon to get involved in Young Agrarians
By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Young Agrarians, a program that helps new farmers develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed… Read More »
AFA celebrates successful harvest season in southern Alberta
By Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers For those in the south, this year’s harvest and crop prospects are encouraging. That’s according to Aaron Stein, executive… Read More »
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Food warning labels are changing what we buy
For years, Canadians have wondered why so many packaged foods contain so much sodium, sugar or saturated fat. Health Canada may have found a remarkably… Read More »
Rural Alberta can’t afford more health-care uncertainty
We’d bet that when most Albertans think about health care, they don’t think about the Canada Health Act. What they do think about is whether… Read More »
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Former pro boxer Joel Mills returns to Bow Island Elementary
By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Students at Bow Island Elementary School received a lesson in fitness, focus, and perseverance on Monday, Oct. 5, when… Read More »
Southern Alberta Summer Games results posted
Southern Alberta Newspapers The 2026 Southern Alberta Summer Games, hosted in Bow Island and the County of Forty Mile from July 8-11, are now in… Read More »