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The Sundre High School Leadership Club earlier this summer dedicated its efforts to seeking donations of items from local sponsors to prepare care packages destined for Yellowknife.

The candidates in the Red Deer-Mountain View federal riding have outlined some of their respective plans for the local and national economy. Canadians go to the polls on Oct. 21, with 338 seats up for grabs.

DIDSBURY – Town councillors have passed two motions related to the recruitment of a new permanent chief executive officer (CAO) for the municipality. The moves came during the Sept.

Mountain View County council has been given an update on the municipality’s ongoing efforts to protect the county from cyber attacks. The review came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The Town of Didsbury has officially recognized resident Wesley Wilks, who won six gold medals at the 2019 Canada Summer Games. Mayor Rhonda Hunter presented Wilks, a competitive swimmer, with a certificate of recognition during the Sept.

Former Sundre teacher and principal Allan Tarnoczi has been elected chairman of the Chinook’s Edge School Division. Board elections were held during the annual organizational meeting in Innisfail on Sept. 11.

CARSTAIRS - Officials with Carstairs Community Chest presented charities supported in 2019 with $7,000 cheques at a ceremony at the town office on Sept. 11. Most of the community chest board and a number of canvassers attended the presentation.

The three declared candidates in the federal Red Deer-Mountain View riding are all planning to visit communities in the constituency this week as the campaign enters its second week. Canadians go to the polls on Oct. 21, with 338 seats up for grabs.

With the 2019 federal election now underway, local municipal government elected officials have outlined some of the issues and concerns they would like to see the candidates in the Red Deer-Mountain View riding discuss during the campaign.

The man who was recently reported missing after venturing away from the Mountain Aire Lodge west of Sundre has been discovered deceased. In a press release issued Sept.