This Week’s Highlights

Students from St. Michael’s School marched to the Provincial Building showing support for teachers with homemade signs and chants as the Alberta Teachers’ Association maintains its Oct. 6 strike deadline.

The search continues for five-year-old Darius Macdougall, missing since Sunday from Island Lake Campground, with multiple agencies conducting intensive searches in challenging backcountry terrain.

Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Marie Wilson and former Northwest Territories Premier Stephen Kakfwi shared deeply personal stories of residential school trauma, healing and the ongoing journey toward reconciliation during a July event in Pincher Creek.

Municipal election candidates are confirmed for Oct. 20 voting, with Wayne Oliver winning Pincher Creek mayor by acclamation while seven candidates compete for six council seats. All MD of Pincher Creek positions were filled by acclamation.

Crowsnest Pass council approved the controversial Tecumseh area structure plan despite strong resident opposition over groundwater concerns and environmental impacts.

Plus: Award-winning Lost Things Distillery celebrates local success, Adaptable Outdoors completes record-breaking season, Amazing Teen Race marks 10th anniversary and cemetery restoration project completed.

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