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In spite of another mild spell of weather, winter still stretches on and on. I remember as a child finding the long, cold months exciting, the outdoors an enticing playground. The hint in the air of the first snowfall was intriguing.

CARSTAIRS – Council is one step closer to passing a bylaw to lower the speed limit in Carstairs to 40 km/h from 50 km/h. At the regular council meeting on Jan. 22 council carried first reading for the traffic bylaw (Bylaw No. 1062).

The province has extended the consultation with the agricultural community on draft workplace amendments until Feb. 26. The deadline had been Jan. 15.

Let's hypothetically "transfer" the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion proposal to build a new 61-centimetre-diameter crude oil pipeline through the urban density of Burnaby to Mountain View County.

One of the most interesting events in Alberta politics this year passed without comment from politicians and the media.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has approved an aerial photography project that would see photos taken across the county and could include participation from neighbouring municipalities.

A near capacity crowd of about 200 angry and frustrated citizens attended the first Rural Crime Town Hall meeting organized by area MP Earl Dreeshen.

A recent story has thrust Hugh Sutherland School and Carstairs into the news. The story, which appeared on both Global News and in this paper, spoke about student posters at the school displaying Nazi propaganda.

DIDSBURY - Police are looking for public tips in helping to find an Olds man facing charges of kidnapping with a firearm and extortion with a firearm following an incident in Didsbury last week.

Police are asking area residents who may have information about an ongoing child sexual exploitation case involving a man with connections to Didsbury to contact them. Stuart Peter Hunt, 54, has been charged with multiple child exploitation offences.