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Chris McGarry

Chris McGarry

Chris McGarry graduated in 2006 with a journalism diploma from Holland College in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Since then, he has worked for several publications in Alberta and PEI, and completed a term as editor of a national magazine, the Canadian Firearms Journal. Chris is passionate about sports journalism, and enjoys writing about and having deep discussions about politics. He is also the author of 26 published novels.

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Recent Work by Chris

Nationals bring 500 archers from across Canada to Alberta city

Nationals bring 500 archers from across Canada to Alberta city

Lac La Biche played host to the 2025 3D, Field, and Target Outdoor Canadian Championships, which were held in the community from Aug. 2-9.
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Wife carrying returns to Alberta city for third year

Wife carrying returns to Alberta city for third year

Jonathan and Nica Schultz of Calgary were the first-place winners of the 2025 Alberta Wife Carrying Championship, which took place on Aug. 2 at the Lakeland Agricom.
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Brian Jean praises agreement between Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario

Brian Jean praises agreement between Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario

Recently, the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario signed a Memorandum-of-Understanding (MOU) that will involve the three Canadian provinces working together to build new pipelines.
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Provincial programs will assist landowners and farmers preserve natural areas

Provincial programs will assist landowners and farmers preserve natural areas

The provincial programs are designed to provide better protection for natural areas across Alberta while allowing landowners to use their land for farming, ranching, and other purposes.
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Nationals will bring archers from across Canada to Alberta town

Nationals will bring archers from across Canada to Alberta town

Some of the professional archers who will be in Lac La Biche from Aug. 2-9 for the 3D, Field, and Target Outdoor Canadian Championships have competed here before.
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Report shows decline in pipeline incidents across Alberta

Report shows decline in pipeline incidents across Alberta

The data was contained within the Alberta Energy Regulator's (AER) 2024 Pipeline Performance Report.
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Alberta woman receives King Charles III Coronation Medal

Alberta woman receives King Charles III Coronation Medal

Lisa Roper received the honour during the fourth annual ‘Ladies on Ice Fishing Adventure’ event, which was held on Lac La Biche Lake adjacent to Sir Winston Churchill Provincial on March 8, 2025.
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Firefighters rescue dog that fell through ice in northern Alberta

Firefighters rescue dog that fell through ice in northern Alberta

A dog that fell through the ice of a pond in a Lac La Biche area park is safe after being rescued by Alberta firefighters. 
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Helping husband through terminal cancer inspires Alberta woman to write book

Helping husband through terminal cancer inspires Alberta woman to write book

Lisa Dribnenki began writing ‘Every Perfect Possibility’ nine months after her husband, Brian, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The book was printed just prior to his passing in October, 2024.
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Portage College partners with town of Fox Creek on project to explore using fungi to fight wildfires

Portage College partners with town of Fox Creek on project to explore using fungi to fight wildfires

The project will involve members of the research team collecting fungi from a forested area near Fox Creek and studying them for their wood-composting capabilities to potentially minimize the hazards of forest fires.
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