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The Government of Alberta is banking on a pipeline being built in the next four years in order to keep spending cuts to a minimum. Finance Minister Travis Toews released the UCP government's first budget Thursday.

OLDS - The election of a Liberal minority federal government will likely pose a number of challenges and opportunities for Alberta, say area municipal leaders.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury and District Chamber of Commerce honoured local businesses on Saturday at its annual awards presentation and gala at the Elks Hall.

Children dance together during the Halloween Howler at the Didsbury Memorial Complex on Oct. 25. The event was popular with students of all ages.

Fish and Wildlife officers are seeking public tips after poachers killed a bull moose between Carstairs and Madden. Sometime during the weekend of Oct. 19-20 unknown individuals entered private land at Twp. Rd. 29 and Rge. Rd.

The Mountain View Colts won one game and lost another during last weekend’s road trip to southern Alberta. The team defeated the Lomond Lakers in Claresholm on Saturday night by a 3-2 score.

Mountain View County councillors started the budget process last week with a review of the Budget 2020 environmental scan report prepared by corporate services.

CREMONA – The Village of Cremona council has passed a motion approving updates to the new municipal emergency management bylaw. The move came during council’s recent regularly scheduled meeting.

The Cremona Lions are a serviced based organization whose members volunteer to help our local community as well as their country and the world.

The size of Alberta’s public service will shrink by 7.7 per cent over the next four years. In Alberta, there are approximately 26,000 people that work directly for the public service, meaning the cut translates to 2,002 jobs.