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Prominent Olds citizen Terry Cody says now that the United Conservative Party (UCP) has been elected to govern this province, he's hopeful that pipelines will be built and that the economy in the community and across Alberta will improve.

The Mountain View County agricultural service board (ASB) will be sending a letter of concern to the minister of agriculture regarding changes to the province’s Ropin’ the Web website.

DIDSBURY -- Students at several Chinook's Edge School Division schools recently learned about online safety. Dustin Hogan from Safer Schools Together from White Rock, B.C.

DIDSBURY - Residents of Didsbury were out in force checking out the filming of Kevin Costner's latest movie, Let Him Go.

Newly re-elected Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills United Conservative Party MLA Nathan Cooper says he plans to advocate for local farmers and ranchers, and promote rural health care over the next four years in the legislature.

Newly re-elected Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Jason Nixon says the new United Conservative Party (UCP) government plans to work closely with farmers and ranchers over the next four years to address outstanding issues and concerns.

Mountain View County council has given final reading to several land use re-designations through amendments to the land use bylaw. The moves came during public hearings at the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

A video recording of a verbal confrontation between now-United Conservative Party MLA Jason Nixon and a Sundre-based Fish and Wildlife officer nine years ago will not be released to the media, a provincial court judge ruled last week.

Mountain View County council has approved terms of reference for the new inter-municipal development plan (IDP) with the Town of Carstairs. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development permit for a waste management facility for the municipality’s new agricultural plastics recycling program.