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04/24/2025

04/24/2025

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04/30/2024

Fort Macleod Health Centre’s emergency department will temporarily close overnight – due to a lack of physician coverage.
The closure will begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 and continue until 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 1.

Fort Macleod Health Centre’s emergency department will temporarily close overnight tonight – due to a lack of physician coverage.

01/23/2024

Crowsnest Pass RCMP open one lane of westbound Highway 3

RCMP advised at 11 a.m. Tuesday that one lane of Highway 3 is now open at the Alberta-BC border. Traffic can get through but it is slow moving, Cpl. Curtis Peters said in a news release.
Crowsnest Pass RCMP advised about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday that Highway 3 westbound traffic was being held at the west end of Coleman.
A crash on Highway 3 in British Columbia near the border with Alberta resulted in Highway 3 becoming Impassable.
RCMP were stopping westbound traffic from traveling west of Coleman and Sparwood RCMP stopped traffic from continuing east of Sparwood.
This traffic disruption has remained in effect for several hours while the collision is cleared.
Motorists are advised to find alternate route or expect significant delays.

01/23/2024

Found Safe - Earlier today Fort Macleod RCMP were seeking public assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old youth. Carter Bradley Smith has been found safe. Carter may be in the Lethbridge area.

Fort Macleod RCMP at 403-553-7220. Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Carter is five foot 10 and 140 pounds and has black hair and hazel eyes. The youth was last seen wearing a green and brown hoodie, blue hat and brown boots

12/04/2023

Due to a lack of nursing coverage, the Fort Macleod Health Centre emergency department is temporarily closed from 7:30 a.m. until 7:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4.

During the closure, nursing staff will remain on-site to provide care for long-term care residents.

Patients are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency. EMS calls will be re-routed to Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. Patients seeking care can access emergency services at the Pincher Creek Health Centre, Cardston Health Centre or Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge.

Residents can call Health Link at 811 for non-emergency health-related questions. Individuals requiring non-emergency medical care are also encouraged to call their family physician.
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09/19/2023

Fort Macleod Health Centre Emergency Department will be temporarily closed from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

Due to a lack of physician coverage, the Fort Macleod Health Centre Emergency Department will be temporarily closed from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19. During the ...

09/07/2023

UPDATE: The emergency department closed at 8 a.m. Thursday and was not expected to re-opened until 8 a.m. Friday. HOWEVER, physician coverage was secured, ending the closure at 2 p.m. Thursday.

Due to a lack of physician coverage, the Fort Macleod Health Centre emergency department will be temporarily closed at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 and re-opened at 8 a.m. Friday, ...

06/18/2023

The Livingstone Macleod Association Bursary is open to grade 12 students completing their high school diploma and will attend a trades post-secondary institution. Recipients are to attend Olds College, SAIT, NAIT, the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge College or the University of Alberta agricultural program.

An F.P. Walshe school student who plans to study auto mechanics received a major bursary Thursday to help with his...Continue Reading

06/18/2023

The scholarship presentation was Thursday during Livingstone Range School Board’s 2022-’23 Honouring Student Excellence Awards.
“This is one of our favourite nights,” school board chair Lacey Poytress said. “We have so many wonderful students.”

Student leaders from six area high schools were honoured Thursday in Fort Macleod. Dakota Van Langen, Zach Grant, Shaylee Teneycke,...Continue Reading

06/17/2023

Photo Album - Grad 2023
The F.P. Walshe school Class of 23 walks the red carpet June 10 during the cap and gown ceremony.

The F.P. Walshe school Class of 2023 walked the red carpet June 10 during the cap and gown ceremony.

06/16/2023

The awards were presented during the 2022-’23 Honouring Student Excellence Awards hosted by Livingstone Range School Board at the G.R. Davis Administration Building. Angelica White Cow, Adrian Creighton, Brody Harriott and Trinity Nicholas received Honouring Spirit: Indigenous Student Awards.

Four Indigenous students were honoured Thursday by Livingstone Range School Division. Angelica White Cow, Adrian Creighton, Brody Harriott and Trinity...Continue Reading