Local News

DIDSBURY - After four years as CAO in Didsbury, Harold Northcott is leaving to accept a similar position with the County of Vermillion River. The announcement was made in a press release sent out by the town on Aug. 9.

With his trusty sidearm, a local competitive shooter recently put his aim to the test during two major events, giving the country’s finest marksmen a run for their money.

A new Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada grant program has been launched in support of youth, officials said.

The provincial government’s plan announced earlier this month to provide short-term relief to the province’s shallow gas industry by reducing some of the expenses companies face is being welcomed by the Sundre Petroleum Operator’s Group (SPOG).

DIDSBURY - Buy-Low Foods, the parent company of AG Foods, has announced that it is planning to build a brand new 25,000-square-foot grocery store in Didsbury to replace the existing AG Foods store.

A proposed multi-billion-dollar ultra-high-speed hyperloop transportation system between Edmonton and Calgary will include a 10-kilometre test section between Didsbury and Olds along Highway 2, says Sebastien Gendron, CEO of TransPod Inc.

Public consultations aimed at gathering input into the UCP government plans to repeal and replace the contentious Bill 6 are going well, says agriculture minister and area MLA Devin Dreeshen.

Thousands of cyclists raising funds for cancer care and research are expected to arrive in Sundre next weekend.

Companies operating in the Sundre area have announced plans to get more Alberta oil and gas out to export markets.

CAROLSIDE-ALDERSON - Under a scorching hot sun heritage journalist Chris Doering braved a day that was physically exhausting but exhilarating nevertheless.