Local News

Grain producers in Alberta and across Canada are voicing relief at the passing in the Senate of the Transportation Modernization Act last week.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - 4-H members from the area recently did very well as they demonstrated their high quality communication skills for both their peers and judges alike in Strathmore.

More than 100 people attended the Olds-Sundre-Didsbury Rural Crime Watch Association annual general meeting at the Cow Palace in Olds on March 28.

With wildfire season underway and snow still on the ground, now is a good time to ensure your winter burns are completely extinguished.

Four adults, three men and a woman, charged last month with conspiracy to commit murder, are scheduled to be in Didsbury provincial court on Monday.

DIDSBURY - It didn't take long after graduation for Sara Fast to develop a taste for travel.

CARSTAIRS - At the regular council meeting on March 26, Carstairs council passed a borrowing bylaw to allow the town to borrow for street improvement tenders. "We tendered out our projects already for the street improvement," said CAO Carl McDonnell.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has deferred a vote on proposed amendments to the municipal development plan and the land use bylaw regarding a number of environmentally significant areas.

DIDSBURY - Local firefighter David Smith has appeared as a delegation before town council and talked about his recent trip to Seattle where he competed in the prestigious Seattle Firefighter Stair Climb.

DIDSBURY - This year's Didsbury Art, Travel & Trade Expo looks to be bigger and better than ever, say officials.