Local News

DIDSBURY - Deron Reimer, manager of protective services for the Town of Didsbury, has been confirmed as acting fire chief after council approved a recommendation from administration at the regular council meeting on Sept. 25.

The second open house for the updated Eagle Valley area structure plan (ASP) will be held on Jan. 8. Steering committee member and county councillor Greg Harris says resident input will be vital to the success of the planning process.

DIDSBURY -The Valarosa park project fundraising effort is coming along nicely, say officials.

DIDSBURY - A number of projects are currently on the go in the town, including the 23rd Street upgrade, the Rosebud Lift Station and the Butte Pumphouse upgrades.

DIDSBURY - About a dozen people came out to a recent seminar at the Didsbury Train Station on cannabis in the workplace.

The Mountain View County subdivision and development appeal board has held a hearing regarding a partially completed privacy berm outside Sundre. The four-metre-high and 170-metre-long berm is located on a property about one kilometre south of Twp.

DIDSBURY - Cannabis Cowboy, a Calgary-based company, is considering bringing a cannabis retail store to town, said Theresa Gutierrez, director of marketing for the business.

Meadow Creek Vaulting Club members Jeanine van der Sluijs and Dallyn Marie Shields did well at a recent competition in the United States. Held in Tryon, N.C., the 2018 World Equestrian Games ran from Sept. 11 to Sept. 23.

Weather once again sidelined the Alberta Ride To Conquer Cancer’s Sundre event plans. Days before the Saturday, Sept. 22 Celebratory Ride event, organizers cancelled it based on a forecast of snow and possible freezing rain.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Fire Department (DFD) safety audit is underway and the results are expected before Sept. 25, Deron Reimer, manager of protective services for the Town of Didsbury, told council.