Local News

Mountain View County residents and visitors are being encouraged to call the county office if they encounter flooding over roadways in the district in the coming days.

The death toll from the April 6 bus crash between the Humboldt Broncos bus and a semi-trailer has now risen to 16.

The Mountain View County policies and priorities committee has been given an update on assessments across the municipality. The review came during the recent regularly scheduled committee meeting.

CARSTAIRS - Jackie Haack is a breast cancer survivor who never let the fears of the disease consume her or stop her from living life on her own terms. Haack was diagnosed in June 2007 during a regular checkup where she had a mammogram.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission (MVC) has approved a development permit related to an existing recreational resort in the Coal Camp-Bearberry neighbourhood west of Sundre.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission (MVC) has approved a development permit application for a proposed Sundre-area facility for the storage of drilling fluids used by oil and gas companies.

The Mountain View County policies and priorities committee has received an update on STARS activities and plans. The review came during the committee’s recent regularly scheduled meeting.

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta Association (RMA) will be providing comments and input on provincial government plans to review and make amendments to the Emergency Management Act (EMA), says Al Kemmere.

The Mountain View County policies and priorities committee has been given an update on an emergency management pilot project recently conducted in the municipality.

New provincial legislation requiring seniors lodge residents and their families to be told that they have the right to establish self-governing councils is being welcomed by Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH) officials and other stakeholders.