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About 30 residents attended an open house in council chambers regarding proposed changes to Mountain View County’s municipal development plan (MDP) and the land use bylaw (LUB), including provisions relating to cannabis production and sale.

CARSTAIRS - The Carstairs Community Chest is back for another year. The fundraising campaign will be running in the month of April and is supporting many charities.

The recent annual general meeting of the Legacy Land Trust Society went very well, with a record attendance of about 60 people. It was the kickoff to our fifth year as a non-profit society.

TransCanada’s Sundre Crossover pipeline is now in operation following several months of construction, officials said.

Mountain View County council has passed the 2018 tax rate bylaw, setting a one per cent rate hike across all categories. The move came by way of motion at the April 11 council meeting.

CARSTAIRS - Crocheters from across Canada have banded together to work on a project to help those affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The Facebook group for Canadian crocheters was started by Tammy Bergeron of Carstairs.

Mountain View County was officially recognized as the Olds College Partner of the Year 2018 during a ceremony at the school's Alumni Centre on April 13. County reeve Bruce Beattie accepted congratulations from college president Stuart Cullum.

About 30 people attended the recent rural crime watch association zone meeting in Mountain View County chambers, discussing projects and plans aimed at protecting property owners from theft and other concerns.

DIDSBURY - People from across Canada are finding a number of ways to honour the Humboldt Broncos players, staff and families after the tragic bus accident that claimed 16 lives on April 6.

DIDSBURY - Didsbury RCMP have laid charges against a pair of underaged offenders allegedly involved in a recent incident involving a stolen truck that rammed a police car.