Black Press Media’s central Alberta weekly community newspapers brought home several awards from the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association (AWNA) AGM held in Edmonton on Sept. 22.
The Town of Banff is considering a new advertising bylaw that’s being criticized by the publisher of the local newspaper as a potential hit to public transparency.
It was with sadness that I heard the news of Treena Mielke’s passing, as I have known Treena for several years. I remember her back during her days with the Sylvan Lake News, and then we worked together for several years at the Red Deer Express. Treena went on to be editor of the Rimbey Review – and not only did she cover any community she worked in really well, she was also very much appreciated for her superb columns, which appeared in several local papers over the years. Treena had an insightful, warm and engaging style to her writing indeed. But more than that – she was a good friend over the years to many as well, too. I remember after I lost my mom in January of 2020, Treena and I had a visit and she asked me a question which no one else did, and which really meant so much to me. She looked directly at me and said, ‘Tell me about your mom’.