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CARSTAIRS - A local high school student from Carstairs has been selected to the RCMP National Youth Advisory Committee.Kayla Kornicki was selected after applying in October following a suggestion by a local RMCP officer.

The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) has a number of key projects on its agenda for 2018, says president Al Kemmere.

The 150th anniversary of Confederation, 2017, has been a year of headline-making change in Alberta political life. In Didsbury, citizens elected an entire new town council in the municipal election Oct. 16.

Rich fruitcake, whether loved or abhorred, is synonymous with Christmas. My mother-in-law, Jane, could produce one of the finest. In fact she instinctively began the process the instant we announced our engagement.

Mountain View County council has authorized administration to extend the 2012 regional mutual aid agreement with neighbouring municipalities until September 2018. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

CARSTAIRS - Silver Willow Sporting Club collected over 300 toys as well as cash and gift cards at its recent annual Winter Classic Shoot.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has passed the 2018 project budget totalling $29,214,120. The move came by way of motion during the Dec. 13 council meeting.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development permit application for an existing equine-assisted learning and therapy business in the Harmattan neighbourhood.

When this country was riven by internal crisis a century ago at least it was indeed a matter of life and death. Today it's just a matter of beer, licence plates and how to greet shoppers at the corner store.

It doesn't get better than this for United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenny who topped his 17-month journey to the legislature with a commanding byelection victory in Calgary-Lougheed on Thursday.