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New scholarship honouring Beverley Emek

By Heather Cameron Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Erlier this month, W.R. Myers High School in Taber hosted their annual Academic Awards Night and during that event, the Beverley Emek Endowment Fund was announced. Adam Hughes, Principal of W.R. Myers High School, says that the Beverley Emek Endowment Fund was established by Mel and Raeghn Torrie in honor of their favorite teacher, Beverly Emek.… Read More »

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Degraaf Excavating awarded Horsefly Spillway Phase 3 contract

By Heather Cameron Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During a recent M.D. of Taber Council meeting, Council discussed awarding the tender for Phase 3… Read More »

Carbon tax hampering agri-food investment in southern Alberta, says Hunter

By Trevor Busch Taber Times editor@tabertimes.com With the fall session of the legislature now underway, Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter isn’t expecting a smooth ride as… Read More »

Local Sports

Auroras secure second in PBHS Royal Rumble

Submitted by Carolyn Siemens  On Wednesday, Oct. 23 we travelled to Lethbridge to play Winston Churchill. Our JV team had a really great match against Winston.… Read More »

Rebels take on rival Crescent Heights in 3A Zone semi-final

By Cole Parkinson Taber Times After an incredible regular season, the W.R. Myers Rebels were back on the gridiron this past weekend to compete in… Read More »

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From the Archives of Western Newspapers

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers October 26, 1892 – The Saskatchewan Times The Refuse Disposal Company in London has developed a system for… Read More »

From Canadian Newspaper Archives

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers Editor’s Note Due to technical difficulties involving the archive website utilized for these features, for the immediate future… Read More »

Editorial

PBO confirms carbon tax hitting Canadians hard

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should appoint Bill Murray to cabinet because the fight over the carbon tax feels like Groundhog Day. In the film, Murray’s character… Read More »

Canada’s income and wealth gap is worse than ever

New data out of Statistics Canada this month tells us what many Canadians already guessed: the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting… Read More »

Agricultural

Harvest tour digs into sugar beet farming

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  On Oct. 16, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers held their annual harvest tour, and it was… Read More »

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