Local News

Mountain View County council has approved the implementation of the Alberta First Responder Communication System (AFRRCS) for fire departments in the region. The move came by way of motion at the July 11 council meeting.

DIDSBURY - A Didsbury resident has returned from El Salvador where she taught English to kids. Sara Fast was very thankful for all the donations she received to help fund Launch Pad, a new English teaching initiative in El Salvador.

INNISFAIL - The first poll result came in from the rural locality of Nisbet at 8:22 p.m. and Devin Dreeshen captured 78 per cent of the vote. And the following results for the United Conservative Party (UCP) candidate kept climbing and never stopped.

INNISFAIL – The countdown to election day in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake continues. Advanced polls are now closed and local candidates will soon be wrapping up their 28-day campaigns.

Area United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs Jason Nixon and Nathan Cooper say their party has a workable plan to counter the rise in crime in rural communities. The party released a report last week on rural crime and made a number of recommendations.

Mountain View County’s policies and priorities (P&P) committee has been given an update on a project to create a coffee table book featuring paintings of barns, with accompanying articles, in Mountain View County.

DIDSBURY - A local elderly couple say they have been waiting since 1991 to get the sidewalk in front of their house fixed by the town.

DIDSBURY - A number of residents as well as most town council members came out to hear a recent presentation regarding community policing in Didsbury. The meeting took place at the Didsbury Memorial Complex.

Mountain View County BearSmart Society (MVBS) officials have given the municipality’s policies and priorities committee an update on the group’s activities and plans.

An adult woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle crash south of Didsbury. The cars collided at the intersection of Rge. Rd. 20 and Twp. Rd. 310 on June 29.