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Myron Thompson, former Sundre mayor and Member of Parliament for 15 years, has died. Thompson had been fighting cancer for the past several months.

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta Association (RMA) will be asking the province for enhanced consultations regarding the proposed $40-million Bighorn Country proposal, says association president Al Kemmere.

Once in a while science teacher Jeff Johnson is confronted by students about the prehistoric creatures from Hollywood's Jurassic Park film series, whether those will be studied and even uncovered as part of the course curriculum.

DIDSBURY - The overall financial health of the Town of Didsbury is good, according to a report released on Dec. 7 by the town.

JANUARY – LOCALS HELP CRIME FIGHT - With criminals using social media more and more these days as part of their operations, local rural residents could help counter the threat by getting to know their neighbours, said Gerald Ingeveld, president of th

Residential neighbourhood names in Didsbury include Westhills, Valarosa, Deer Coulee, Southridge, Shantz Village, Popular Ridge, Deer Ridge, Fox Hollow, Copper View, Fieldstone, College Green, The Chicken Coops.

Area municipalities saw a mixed bag of development permit applications and approvals in 2018, according to statistics released as of mid-December.

The past year has seen many challenges and highlights for local municipalities and their respective councils.

Chinook’s Edge school board trustees have approved the division’s education plan for 2018-2021. The approval came by way of motion at the board’s December meeting.

The Mountain View County agricultural service board (ASB) has reviewed its proposed 2019 budget and sent it to council with a recommendation that it be approved. The move came during the board’s recent regularly scheduled council meeting.