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A Mountain View County (MVC) resident has received a prestigious national award for his longtime volunteer work in search and rescue operations and development in the region and beyond.

CARSTAIRS-DIDSBURY - Housing prices and sales in Central Alberta declined in 2018 compared with 2017 as a result of several factors, including job market weakness and lending restrictions, experts say.

DIDSBURY - Didsbury RCMP detachment saw an increase of 23 per cent in persons crimes in 2018 from January to the end of November, said Staff Sgt. Chad Fournier.

A Central Alberta woman who was repeatedly sexually touched by former United Conservative Party MLA Don Brian MacIntyre when she was 10 years old says she is pleased and relieved that he has been handed a three-year prison term.

The Sundre community not only lost a dedicated and loyal friend when longtime local resident and mentor Myron Thompson died, but the province also lost a part of itself, said the leader of the United Conservative Party.

Former Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Don MacIntyre pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual interference during a court appearance in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Friday, Jan. 11. A publication ban protects the identity of the victim.

The occasional morning gathering for coffee and conversation at the Sundre A&W will never be quite the same.

Jillian McLerie knows the work, time and effort it takes to be a champion. The 20-year-old college student recently won the 2018 Canadian National 4-H and Youth Judging competition at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Sask.

Open house information sessions planned regarding the $40-million Bighorn Country proposal have been cancelled due to public safety concerns, Shannon Phillips, minister of environment and parks, announced Saturday.

The Mountain View County agricultural service board (ASB) has reviewed the organization’s draft year-end report. The update came during the board’s recent regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers.