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JASPER CULTURAL & HISTORICAL CENTRE: Long-awaited project designed to improve accessibility
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News A long-awaited project to make the Jasper Cultural & Historical Centre more accessible is under way. It involves constructing a deck and 60ft switchback ramp at the back of the historic building. Friday was demolition day, and saw the old back steps reduced to rubble. Work is being carried out by Hamm Renovations, with help from Kerry Stoehr, a… Read More »
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The Unbelievable Reason This Small Alberta City Holds a Guinness World Record
Medicine Hat is home to a giant claim to fame—the largest chess set in the world! Whether you love to play chess, are a curious… Read More »
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Retired soldier cycling 1,000 kms to support Wounded Warriors Canada
Maple Creek News A retired mechanic with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is bicycling 1,000 kms this summer from Canmore to Moose Jaw via Maple… Read More »
Extreme heat events: How to protect yourself from the health effects of extreme heat
Health Canada Prepare for the heat Tune in to local weather forecasts and alerts so you know when to take extra care. Find ways to… Read More »
Deeply personal experiences captured in song
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News Two years ago, folk singer-songwriter Susan Isaac visited the Jasper Cultural & Historical Centre on a rainy day while… Read More »
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118th Murraydale Stampede and Picnic a great time
By Marcus Day Maple Creek News Set in a natural amphitheatre in the Cypress Hills, Murraydale Stampede and Picnic provided a perfect stage on Sunday… Read More »
Murraydale Rodeo 2026 Results (Top 4)
Bareback Bronc Corbin Boczkowski 61 Saddle Bronc Trey Tuplin 140 on two Charles Cartwright 130 on two Trigg Pittman Calf Roping Will Blakely 16.12 Dane… Read More »
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Community Feast 2025: National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
As she looked at children with their parents in the Jasper Centre grounds, Nekaneet chief Rosa Wahobin asked for contemplation of the unthinkable. Suppose this… Read More »
Highlights of my weekend? Trucker’s, a tepee … and thongs
By Marcus Day I’ve just learned something worth sharing: Maple Creek may be the nexus of the universe, but there is land beyond its borders,… Read More »