Local News

DIDSBURY - A sitting town councillor says he will not resign from council after a local developer whose land is the subject of a legal dispute with the town said resigning "was the honourable thing to do.

Mountain View County council has reviewed the proposed 2018 operating budget and could vote on approval as early as next week. The review took place during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

DIDSBURY - The same six lots of north end industrial land that have been under public scrutiny for the way in which the Town of Didsbury sold them eight years ago are also now the subject of a legal dispute.

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.

Stan and Keltie Masters, owners of Back to Nature Retreat B&B have recently had several rare chestnut-backed chickadees visit feeders at their facility near Water Valley.

CARSTAIRS - At the regular Carstairs council meeting on March 12, council adjusted the Carstairs recreation facility requests for special rates policy based on a recommendation from the policy and governance committee.

An amalgamation of Mountain View Credit Union (MVCU) with Calgary-based Connect First Credit Union would be a benefit to both customers and staff, says Charlie Van Arnam.

The Mountain View County (MVC) municipal planning commission has review proposed changes to the land use bylaw, including items related to cannabis production facilities.

Statistics Canada’s latest Census of Agriculture for Canada is a comprehensive collection of data that updates the portrait of the country’s agricultural sector.

As Olds College gets ready to launch its new college smart farm initiative this spring, the proposed creation of 3,000 new technology spaces in Alberta post-secondary institutions is being welcomed by school officials.