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Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers October 3, 1888 – Calgary Weekly Herald and Alberta Livestock Journal An emphatic denial has been given to the charge of boodling (exchange of illicit payments, stolen goods or political favours) by the Free Press. Auditors in Victoria have discovered that the city treasurer and city clerk are short on their accounts by a sum of about $5,000.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times Global oil markets have proved remarkably resilient during seven months of war in the Middle East. But that resilience may be giving consumers a false sense of security. Oil is still reaching world markets despite severe disruption to the Strait of Hormuz and the Sept. 11 attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline. Prices are high, but they have not reached the levels many feared when the war began on Feb. 28. The stakes are enormous.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As it did prior to 2026, the Town of Taber received budget proposals from the public in an initiative that will affect the 2027 budgeting process. On Sept. 28, town council reviewed the 13 publicly suggested project submissions and either approved the ideas for follow-up by the administration or dismissed them for now.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times By Heather Cameron Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kelly Morris, Senior Communications Advisor for Alberta Health Services, stated that volunteer recruitment at the Taber Health Center is ongoing. “Taber Health Centre welcomes people interested in contributing their time, energy, compassion and unique talents,” said Morris.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times By Cole Parkinson Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Come mid-October, hunters will once again descend on the Municipal District of Taber for the annual Pheasant Festival. Running from Oct. 17-24, the annual festival will see plenty on tap for hunters in the region and for those who travel. The event will see over 5,100 pheasants released across 40 areas in the M.D. with hunts officially beginning on Oct. 19 and running until Oct. 24.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times Southern Alberta Newspapers The Taber Golf Club is one of the recipients of a shared $14 million investment from the Alberta government to support sport and recreation infrastructure projects throughout the province. Through the Active Communities Initiative, the provincial government is supporting 20 sport and recreation infrastructure projects across Alberta.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times Times Photo Submitted by Carolyn Siemens Submitted by Carolyn Siemens On Thursday the Celtics hosted the SV Coaldale Christian team in a league game. It was an exciting four set match for the Celtics with the Celtics taking the win 3 – 1. All four sets were close 25-23, 20-25, 25-17 and 25-20. Maddox Kookier led with 12 kills followed by Owen Muller with eight. This past weekend the JV Celtics travelled to Stirling for a tournament.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times By Cole Parkinson Taber Times Three of four Taber Golden Suns teams were on the ice this past weekend to kick off the new Alberta Elite Hockey League regular season. U13 The U13 Suns started the year with a pair of games in late September. On Sept. 26, they took to the road to face the West Central Tigers. Taber was unable to slow down the Tigers as they fell 8-4.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times By Cole Parkinson Taber Times The start of October brought plenty of baseball for the Vauxhall Jets. This past weekend, Vauxhall Academy of Baseball travelled to Saskatoon, Sask for the Yard Goats Invitational. It all started on Friday night with a matchup against the HR Academy. The Jets went into the final half inning down 2-1, but a massive three-run inning propelled them to a 4-2 victory.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Taber Times By Heather Cameron Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Taber Community Action and Prevention Society (TCAPS) will be holding their Fall Social at the Taber Community Center, located at 4720 50 St. in Taber, on Saturday, Oct. 17.