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Mountain View County council has adopted an updated gravel reclamation strategy for the municipality, which will be used by the county to guide reclamation of gravel pits moving forward.

Olds College has received a $250,000 donation from ATB Financial in support of agricultural technology research and education, officials said.

A local pilot with a passion for flying hopes to help inspire a new generation to defy gravity and take to the skies.

DIDSBURY – Town councillors have given first and second reading to the proposed re-designation of lots in the Poplar Ridge development at the north end of 14th Street.

OLDS - The 10th annual Summer Synergy youth livestock event in Olds was a big hit with participants, volunteers and guests alike, say organizers.

WATER VALLEY - About 40 Water Valley residents attended a recent information session put on by the Olds and District Rural Crime Watch association at the local community hall, with participants voicing concerns mostly about property crime in the area

DIDSBURY – The Town of Didsbury will be invoicing resident Kevin Bentley $2,379.01 for the administrative costs associated with the generation of hundreds of duplicate responses to the recent Recreation and Culture survey.

Mountain View County council has approved land use bylaw re-designations in divisions 1, 3 and 7. The moves came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting, with all councillors in attendance.

Officials with the Westward Ho Campers Association (WHCA) have given an update on activities and plans at the facility to Mountain View County council. The review came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The provincial government’s plan announced last week to provide short-term relief to the Alberta shallow gas industry by reducing some of the expenses companies face is welcome news, says Al Kemmere, president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta a