Bow Island

• Bow Island, Alta., works to diversify housing options to attract workers

  Some staff come from nearby southern Alberta communities of Taber and Medicine Hat, but that commute isn't always appealing.

  Economy

  Nov 7, 2022
  
• Boil water advisory issued in Bow Island, Alta.

  In an emergency alert issued Tuesday afternoon, officials said "water will be turned back on, however, water may be unsafe to drink or use."

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2022
  
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• Bow Island RCMP asking for public’s assistance in locating missing 51-year-old man

  Mark Jensen was last seen on Nov. 5., near his home in Foremost, Alta.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2020
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• HALO participates in collaborative wind farm rescue exercise in southern Alberta

  Air Ambulance is just one agency ready for life-saving action, after participating in an emergency training exercise at a southern Alberta wind farm.

  Aug 26, 2020
• Alberta town fined after failing to to report malfunctions in water distribution system

  A municipality in southern Alberta and a former worker have pleaded guilty to charges linked to monitoring the safety of the community's water distribution system.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2020
• Alberta company tackles affordable housing project for American city

  A modular construction company out of Bow Island, Alta., is teaming up with an American counterpart to tackle the growing homelessness issue in Los Angeles.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2019
• Southern Alberta’s Spitz sunflower seed plant to shut down

  The Spitz sunflower seed plant in southeastern Alberta will close later this year and production will be moving "to an existing contract manufacturer partner in the U.S.," the plant's owner, Pepsico, confirmed to Global News in an email on Friday.

  Economy

  Feb 16, 2018
• Alberta RCMP officer charged with sexual assault

  An Alberta RCMP officer has been charged with sexual assault in connection to a traffic stop in southern Alberta last year.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2016
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• One woman dead, a man injured in collision on Highway 3 near Bow Island

  Bow Island RCMP were called to a two vehicle crash on Highway 3 around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. RCMP say alcohol may have been a factor in the cause of this accident.

  Jul 18, 2015
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• Vaccination clinics for measles expand in southern Alberta

  AHS says more than 500 people have been vaccinated against the disease at public immunization clinics.

  Oct 30, 2013