Local News

Mountain View County council has received updates on community, playground and cemetery grant funding OK’d earlier by the community services grant review committee. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Longtime Chinook’s Edge School Division superintendent and chief executive officer Kurt Sacher has renewed his contact with the division until June 2025, officials said.

Residents and visitors alike celebrated Canada Day 152 across the region Monday. In the Village of Cremona, hundreds watched the parade and then took park many family activities. See more in next week's Gazette

CARSTAIRS-DIDSBURY - Proposed new provincial legislation would allow local municipalities to offer businesses tax breaks for up to 15 years.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Terry Fox Run, which has been a staple in the community since 1983, is in danger of folding, say officials.

The Alberta Conservation Association (ACA) is looking for landowners with properties along the Dogpound Creek to take part in its new riparian conservation project along the waterway, Mountain View County’s agricultural service board heard last week.

Mountain View County council has approved a number of changes to the land use bylaw, including as it related to commercial dog kennels. The move was made during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury skate park project has received a big assist from a group that is more familiar with skates than skateboards.

DIDSBURY - Town of Didsbury staff are scheduled to present an analysis report on the recent recreation and culture survey at this week's council meeting.

CREMONA - After a prolonged search, the Village of Cremona has found its new chief administrative officer (CAO). Aaron Gertzen, a former district manager for the City of Calgary, started with the village on June 10.