Local News

CARSTAIRS - At the recent regular council meeting, councillors accepted for information a resolution from the Town of Sundre requesting support for fair taxation of cannabis operations.

About 150 people attended the grand opening of the new Water Valley Community Centre on Sunday, representing the culmination of 18 years of community-wide effort.

Kurt Sacher, the longtime superintendent of the Chinook’s Edge School Division, believes his new role of president of the College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS) will have benefits for education in the district.

Mountain View County council has approved provincial ministry one-page issue summaries outlining county concerns and issues related to seven provincial departments and calling for followup action by those ministries.

DIDSBURY - The Terry Fox Run in Didsbury has been postponed for a week due to the inclement weather, say organizers. The run was originally scheduled for Sept. 16. It will now go on Sunday, Sept.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development permit for a proposed facility to produce and process hops in the Dogpound neighbourhood. The approval came during the commission’s recent regularly scheduled meeting.

The Mountain View County subdivision and development appeal board has overturned an earlier decision by the municipal planning commission (MPC) refusing a development permit for a proposed tourist campground in the Bearberry-Coalcamp area west of Sun

CREMONA - The Village of Cremona will be following provincial rules and regulations regarding cannabis use pending possible related changes to the muncipality's land use bylaw next year, says CAO Luana Smith.

DIDSBURY - The town's new manager of planning and development services is so far enjoying his time in Didsbury, he says.

WINNIPEG – For most of July 20 it had been overcast and blustery but at about 7:15 p.m.