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Classical music and foam darts turn Stettler library into a "war zone
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (93+ words) Published 9: 00 am Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Stettler youth descended on Stettler Public Library June 29, turning the facility into a war zone. The library welcomed about 20 youth and eight adults for the annual end-of-the-year Nerf war. To add ambiance to the battle, the…...
New Alberta ID cards begin rolling out, privacy commissioner offers guidance
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (387+ words) Published 12: 10 pm Thursday, July 2, 2026 By Red Deer Advocate Staff The province's information and privacy commissioner is encouraging Albertans to review three separate guidance documents as changes come into effect. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta…...
Alberta backpedals on plans for health inspectors
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (416+ words) Published 12: 45 pm Monday, June 29, 2026 The provincial government has backed 0ff plans for public health inspectors with Alberta Health Services to work directly for the government. Earlier this month, public health workers, who were members of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta…...
Diving into summer at the Stettler Public Library
1+ week, 5+ day ago (659+ words) Published 9: 00 am Thursday, June 25, 2026 Let the summer begin! Have you registered your children for the 2026 summer reading program, Dive In? It is going to be eight weeks of fun you will not want to miss. There are so many things…...
Alberta NDP propose grocery watchdog to address food affordability
1+ week, 5+ day ago (289+ words) Published 12: 20 pm Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Alberta's New Democrats have identified three ways that government can cut grocery costs for Albertans struggling to put food on the table The NDP's action plan includes: " Creating an independent grocery watchdog to track food prices,…...
Poilievre: Not just big city problems
2+ week, 3+ day ago (504+ words) Published 2: 27 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 After over a decade of inflationary Liberal credit card budgets, growth-killing regulations and government waste, Canadians are paying the price. As we face the only recession in the G20, the costs of Prime Minister Mark Carney's failures…...
Innovation and long-term planning driving Alberta's future prosperity
2+ week, 5+ day ago (407+ words) Published 11: 40 am Thursday, June 18, 2026 By MLA Jackie Lovely Alberta doesn't have to choose between producing energy, reducing emissions, attracting investment, and planning for the future. This week showed what happens when a province can do it all at once. From…...
Alberta RCMP: Share roadways with commercial vehicles
2+ week, 6+ day ago (299+ words) Published 12: 30 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2026 By Ponoka News Staff As traffic increases over the summer months, the Alberta RCMP is reminding commercial and passenger-vehicle motorists how to share provincial roads responsibly. Help avoid a collision involving a commercial vehicle by following…...
SABO: Putting the best years out in front: An open letter on mental health survival
3+ week, 3+ day ago (651+ words) Published 1: 14 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 Time has been on my mind lately. It is mind-blowing that as I write this, I am prepping the June 18 edition of the Stettler Independent. Not long ago, it was just February. The river of time…...
Alberta New Democrats announce affordability plan
3+ week, 3+ day ago (340+ words) Published 11: 50 am Friday, June 12, 2026 Making life more affordable for Albertans should be at the top of the UCP government's to-do list instead of its endless distractions, like the separation referendum that nobody wants, say Alberta's NDP. "People are working hard....