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Mountain View County (MVC) council has instructed administration to amend the municipality's remuneration and compensation policy to reflect a 15 per cent increase in councillor pay effective Jan. 1, 2019. The move will cost the county $65,000.

Mountain View County council has approved the purchase of four fire department tankers at a cost of $405,000 each. The move came by way of motion at the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

About 100 people attended the Sundre Petroleum Operators Group (SPOG) annual general meeting at the Sundre Golf Club on Nov. 29.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Darrell Glover and his friends are proving that in times of trouble generosity sometimes knows no bounds.

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) officials are investigating after staff found a package containing illegal drugs and other materials on the perimeter of the Bowden Institution.

A national recreational marijuana shortage has delayed plans for retail cannabis stores in Innisfail and Penhold, possibly by up to a year and a half.

INNISFAIL – Preparations for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer are underway. Torch relay and celebration stops across the country have begun.

CARSTAIRS - At its regular council meeting on Nov. 13, Carstairs council made an amendment to the definition of mixed use development under the land use bylaw.

Re: Fashion For Foodbank (p. 1, Nov. 20 Gazette). Robin Popowich is the woman in the photograph. Incorrect information appeared and we apologize for any inconvenience. Re: Director looking forward to great concert, (p. 5, Nov. 20 Gazette).

DIDSBURY - The Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission (MVRWMC) will continue to provide hauling from its municipal recycling centres, reversing an earlier decision to stop the service, officials said.