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After consultations with various stakeholders, Chinook’s Edge School Division has decided not to introduce anti-overdose naloxone kits into its facilities, says superintendent Kurt Sacher.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has defeated the proposed re-designation of a property in the Reed Ranch community southeast of Olds from agricultural district to residential farmstead district.

A proposal to re-designate a 12-acre parcel in the Netook neighbourhood outside Olds from agricultural district to aggregate extraction/processing district has received first reading and a public hearing date has been set.

Olds Grizzlys president Darcy Dallas says Friday's horrific accident in which 15 people riding a Humboldt Broncos bus were killed and 14 were injured hits close to home, because he knew the coach, Darcy Haugan , who was among those deceased.

Olds Grizzlys interim head coach Joe Murphy has been on the phone with players, offering them support and a chance to air their feelings in the wake of Friday's tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash which claimed the lives of 15 people and injured 14.

Todd Hirsch, chief economist for ATB Financial, recently told a crowd of about 100 people who attended a speaker series at the Sundre Elks Lodge that he anticipates five themes will play a significant role in Alberta’s ongoing economic evolution.

CARSTAIRS - Despite the growing population and subsequent need for new school space, Carstairs was left off the provincial government's list of capital school projects for 2018.

DIDSBURY - The 33rd annual Didsbury Art, Travel & Trade Expo attracted a big crowd on both Saturday and Sunday.

DIDSBURY-MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - County residents got the chance to learn about the proposed Rosebud Business Park, which is planned for the northeast corner of the Didsbury overpass at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 582 at an open house on

Incumbent United Conservative Party (UCP) MLA Nathan Cooper is hoping to be re-elected in the 2019 provincial election – but first he will have to win his party’s nomination in the riding.