Fort Macleod Gazette

The Macleod Gazette is a weekly newspaper serving the community of Fort Macleod in Alberta, Canada. It has earned accolades for being the top newspaper of its size in the country, particularly noted for its outstanding editorial content and local sports coverage. Additionally, The Macleod Gazette is a member of a cooperative network known as the Regional, which includes other local publications such as the Claresholm Local Press, High River Times, Nanton News, Okotoks Western Wheel, and Vulcan Advocate.

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Innovative public infrastructure - it’s not just a big city thing, minister says

1 week ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | George Lee

When it comes to Alberta’s most innovative public infrastructure, the good stuff always gets built in the province’s two major cities. True or false? True, one extremely limited sample suggests. After all, last year’s four winners of the inaugural Minister’s Infrastructure Awards were evenly divided between Edmonton and Calgary. False, says Martin Long, Alberta’s minister of infrastructure.
Nelson, Hewlett earn Danny Paskal award

1 week ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | Frank McTighe

A hard-throwing southpaw and an extremely coachable player are the athletes of the year at F.P. Walshe school. Jack Hewlett and Zoe Nelson earned the Danny Paskal Memorial Award. “This award is presented each year to a student or students who best exemplify the spirit of Danny Paskal,” F.P. Walshe school athletic director Aimee Sandham said.
Fort Macleod pro rodeo tradition continues

1 week ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | Frank McTighe

Pro rodeo returns to Midnight Stadium this month with an additional night of entertainment. Pro rodeo made a triumphant return last year to Fort Macleod after a 43-year absence. More than 4,500 people packed into the refurbished outdoor arena at Midnight Stadium for two rodeo performances. “Everybody is excited again this year,” Fort Macleod Agricultural Society vice-president Thane Hurlburt said.
Longtime coaches honoured by F.P. Walshe school

1 week ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | Frank McTighe

Two men who have committed nearly four decades apiece to coaching F.P. Walshe school athletes were honoured recently. Andrew Walmsley and Craig Patton were recognized for their service as coaches and role models during the annual Blue and White Night. Walmsley and Patton were inducted in 2009 into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame for their work as rugby pioneers in southern Alberta. Both coaches received the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022 for their dedication to rugby.
Don the Barber discovers collection of local history

1 week ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | Frank McTighe

After a 60-year career as a barber, with 48 of those years in the same location, Don McLean decided it was time to hang up his clippers. Now the man Fort Macleod knew as Don the Barber is cleaning out his Second Avenue shop to make way for Brian Ancelet, who is taking over. The barber shop is filled with curiosities that Don the Barber collected over the years, and he’s now busy finding new homes for some of those items. Some items are proving easy to place.
UCP ’disasters and fires’ fail Albertans with disabilities, NDP maintains

1 week ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | George Lee

Economic hardship, anger and untenably long wait-lists have taken root in Alberta because of UCP mismanagement of the disability file, an opposition critic charged recently. Marie Renaud added that issues harming Albertans with disabilities extend beyond a lack of accessibility legislation. But the government needs to act on that too, she said.
Beyond Washington diplomacy fuels U.S. trips by MLAs

2 weeks ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | George Lee

Trips to the U.S. this month from within the non-cabinet ranks of the UCP appear to build on an elbows-down approach to trade with Alberta’s most important market. The itineraries of MLAs Glenn van Dijken and Angela Pitt also show that not all diplomacy happens in Washington. Van Dijken just returned from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after attending the spring agricultural task force meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Alberta government promotes health care and technology as Indigenous investment opportunities

2 weeks ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | George Lee

An investment pathway designed to build prosperity in Alberta’s Indigenous communities widened last week, with the government adding two eligibility categories to a Crown corporation’s mandate. Loan guarantees from the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation can now include the technology and health care sectors, Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney announced.
Minister makes it personal for Brain Injury Awareness Month

2 weeks ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | George Lee

Designated days, weeks and months created to raise public awareness constitute standard fare for the routine statements and news releases that emanate from the provincial government. But when Jason Nixon issued a statement to note that June 2025 is Brain Injury Awareness Month, a news release quoting him took a personal and not-so-boilerplate turn.
Grant applications accepted now for projects targeting family violence

2 weeks ago | fortmacleodgazette.com | George Lee

Groups helping Albertans in rural and remote areas recover and move beyond family violence have until June 24 to seek a share of $6 million in project funding. Designed to address family violence through projects informed by evidence and trauma, the grant program targets prevention, the rebuilding of lives, and early and crisis intervention. Along with rural and remote communities, the provincial program puts special emphasis on other populations considered at increased risk.