By Rob Vogt Willow Creek Composite High School was a busy place last week, as students returned to classes on Sept. 2.“There’s lots of things happening,” said Principal Robert Rodgers.Enrollment has remained steady at 366 students, just as projected.The school has also welcomed five new teachers.Ella Maleszewski is teaching physical education and is the school’s new athletic director.Kaitlyn Bowman, who is … Read more…
By Tim Bryson Co-coach, WCCHS Cobras football team The Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras won their football season opener last Friday, Sept. 5, with a 28-21 win over the Brooks Buffalos.As is often the case with the first game of the year, the game started slowly for both teams, as they were trying to work out the glitches that … Read more…
By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Originally published on Sep 01, 2025 at 10:03 The province should protect its citizens from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases by leveraging a help-thy-neighbour morality rooted in rural Alberta, the NDP’s health critic says. But instead the UCP have doubled down on an anti-science tack that jeopardizes the health of at-risk Albertans and doesn’t … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Municipal District of Willow Creek has agreed to partner with the Town of Stavely to secure funding for an infrastructure master plan.The decision came at M.D. council’s Aug. 13 meeting, after they reviewed a letter from Dacia Sundquist, Stavely’s chief administrative officer.She explained the Town of Stavely is preparing to submit an application under the Alberta … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Claresholm town council has taken the first step in re-zoning land on the northeast side of town to pave the way for a housing development.At its Aug. 11 meeting, council approved first reading of a bylaw re-zoning land adjacent to Second Street East and south of Patterson Heights Boulevard.A report from administration explained the Town of Claresholm … Read more…
By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Originally Published on Aug 23, 2025 at 12:17 Editor’s Note: Re-edited and repurposed into a single story, the following first appeared earlier this summer as a four-part series. A former Alberta cabinet minister and deputy premier, Thomas Lukaszuk regularly comments online — sometimes bitingly — about the news and politics of our times. But … Read more…
By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Editor’s Note: Following is the third in a series of stories on social media roles, effects and strategies in politics and public life, especially at the provincial level in Alberta. Trolls, bullies, robots and other bad actors regularly flood social media with abusive comments and content. In fact some days it seems that cyberspace … Read more…