Walmart presence in Tabor sparks mixed local reaction
The Times notes rumours of Walmart entering Tabor, with concerns it could hurt small businesses while acknowledging potential retail benefits. It cites Cochrane and Okotoks as examples where Walmart boosted overall retail activity but warns that its size may erode personal service and uniqueness, urging local merchants to adapt.
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Walmart
Tabor
Cochrane
Okotoks
Lethbridge
Writing a letter to the editor? Keep it short
The Tabor Times invites readers to send concise letters on public issues. Letters should be topical, rational, well supported, and between 150 and 250 words. Sign with full name, include address and phone for verification, and send to c/o Letter to the editor, 4822 53 St Taber AB T1G 1W4 or via phone, fax, or email.
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Tabor Times
Taber
Gsimmons
Street
Alberta
Coleen Campbell
Garrett Simmons
Canada
U.S
Overseas
The
Taber Times
Tion
49Th Ave
Writing to the editor how to craft a concise letter
A guide for readers composing letters to the editor. It urges brevity, suggests 150 to 250 words, and emphasizes rational argument backed by facts. It notes editors may edit for readability while preserving the writer’s point of view and offers tips for legible handwriting or print.
Oil and honey arrive in Taber in 1929
A year of rapid growth and key events in Taber Alberta begins with oil and honey industries taking hold. January features a 5 3 hockey win over Lethbridge Miners, February elects L T Westlake mayor, and March notes early seed wheat drilling near Grantham.
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Lethbridge Miners
Taber
L.T. Westlake
Westlake
Grantham
Vauxhall
Tabor Board of Trade
Riedel Honey Co
Medicine Hat
Tech Grounds
Canadian Legion
Alan Donaldson
Donaldson
Canadian Western Natural Gas, Light, Heat and Power Co
Taber No. 1
Hunter- Cole English Oil Mining Syndicate
Barnwell
Clarence Bullock
Nanton
Taber District Records Surplus and Developments 1929–30
A chronology from Taber covers financial surplus figures for 1929 to 1930 including a 140 560 50 balance with 23 683 29 in 1929, farm gas pipelines planned, a second oil test on the Sam Rombough farm, beet production targets, and municipal projects. It notes MLA race entries in May with McLellan winning 1835 to 1509 in June, plus sports, aviation, and infrastructure plans through December.
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Taber
Sam Rombough
UFA
J.J. McLellan
Lawrence Peterson
Peterson
McLellan
J.E. Evanson
Tabor
Red Trail
Broder Canning Co
Edmonton
Vincent Hancock
Henneth Munro
Medicine Hat
Hancock
Tabor Athletic Association
J.G. Saunders
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