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Victim impact statements detail Broncos devastation

Victim impact statements detail Broncos devastation

Friends and loved ones impacted by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April poured into a makeshift courtroom in a Melfort, Sask., gymnasium Monday to share their grief with the court.
Sidhu ran stop sign before fatally striking Broncos bus

Sidhu ran stop sign before fatally striking Broncos bus

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu did not stop at the intersection where he struck the Humboldt Broncos team bus on April 6, 2018.
School bus children hurt in head-on collision with desperate fugitive

School bus children hurt in head-on collision with desperate fugitive

SPRINGBROOK - Seven children and a driver riding on a Chinook's Edge School Division bus miraculously escaped serious injury or worse after being involved in a head-on collision with a stolen truck operated by an armed and dangerous fugitive being pu
Pilot project OK'd

Pilot project OK'd

An agricultural plastics recycling program launched on Monday is welcome news, says Al Kemmere, who is a Mountain View County councillor, the president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Association, and the chairman of the Agricultural Plastics
Commission approves ‘honest box’ application

Commission approves ‘honest box’ application

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission (MPC) has approved a development permit for a proposed agri-tourism business and change of use for accessory building application for a property in the Jackson rural community in Division 1.
Bighorn won’t impact grazing allotments, says minister

Bighorn won’t impact grazing allotments, says minister

The provincial government is not planning any changes to the grazing allotment system now in place west of Sundre as part of the Bighorn Country proposal, according to the Minister of Environment and Parks. Speaking during a Jan.
Several bylaws and policies updated

Several bylaws and policies updated

CARSTAIRS - Councillors reviewed a number of bylaws and policies at the recent regularly scheduled council meeting. "There were some old policies that we wanted to get up to date," said Mayor Lance Colby. "Some were obsolete.
Ag board given tree plan update

Ag board given tree plan update

The Mountain View County agricultural services board (ASB) has been given an update on a proposed tree-seeding program for 2020. The move came during the board’s recent regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers.
Commission approves subdivision in Wessex

Commission approves subdivision in Wessex

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission (MPC) has approved a subdivision application for a property in the Wessex neighbourhood between Didsbury and Carstairs. The move came during the commission’s Jan.
Great turnout for the chamber AGM

Great turnout for the chamber AGM

CARSTAIRS - There were record numbers of people in attendance at the Carstairs Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting held Jan. 16 at the Carstairs Heritage Centre, say organizers.
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