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DIDSBURY – Councillors have passed a motion approving the appointment of Luana Smith as the official ambassador of the Town of Didsbury for an upcoming festival in the municipality's sister city of Miki Town, Japan.

DIDSBURY – Town council has approved an updated version of the municipality’s personnel policy for all employees. The move came by way of motion at last week’s council meeting.

CARSTAIRS - The Carstairs Lions Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, with the milestone recognized at the recent Beef and Barley Days parade, along with STARS.

Olds and District Rural Crime Watch Association (ODCWA) officials are pleased that an RCMP special unit that targets prolific repeat offenders appears to have helped reduce rural crime rates over the past year.

Dorien Llewellyn, son of Innisfail's nine-time world waterskiing champion Jaret Llewellyn, is a golden boy at the current Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru.

Millions of dollars in recently-announced new funding to support agriculture technology and innovation is being welcomed by Olds College officials.

DIDSBURY – Town councillors have been given an update on the activities and plans of the local RCMP detachment and fire department. The review came during last week’s regularly scheduled council meeting. Didsbury RCMP Staff Sgt.

Such a busy summer! So much has already been going on, and we’ve got so much more to come. The Carstairs Heritage Centre has been busy this summer.

Olds College will be hosting a two-day educational event next month that will allow participants and visitors hands-on access to some of the latest cutting-edge technology coming into the agriculture industry.

DIDSBURY - RCMP officers have been very active in recent weeks, laying charges in cases involving alleged impaired driving, break-in, assault and other offences. Didsbury RCMP Staff Sgt.