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CREMONA - The new Cremona council looks a lot like the old council with only one new face: Bonnie Scribner. Scribner essentially replaces Meg Bigelow, who did not seek re-election. All councillors were acclaimed last month.

More than 70 men and women, including members from five neighbouring branches, attended a 100-year anniversary celebration for the Mary Riley Women's Institute (MRWI) branch at Eagle Hill Memorial Hall on Oct. 15.

A 53-member stakeholder consortium, including Olds College, could find out early in 2018 whether it has qualified for some of the $950 million being made available though a new federal agriculture promotion program.

Jason Kenney, candidate for the leadership of Alberta's United Conservative Party, recently called for reform to Canada's equalization program.

Across central and southern Alberta last week, the voters decided the outcomes of the municipal elections as a matter of trust.

DIDSBURY - A group of residents have helped to bring a Syrian refugee family to Didsbury. The family of four managed to escape war-torn Syria and had been living in Beirut, Lebanon until coming to Canada on Oct. 16.

CARSTAIRS - Newly-elected Carstairs councillor Shannon Wilcox says she is looking forward to working with her fellow council members over the next four years. Elected on Oct. 16, Wilcox is the only newcomer on the council elected Oct.

DIDSBURY - Staff at will surely need to hand out name tags at the first couple of council meetings. With none of the seven incumbents being re-elected, the new council has all new faces.

DIDSBURY - The Town of Didsbury will have an entirely new town council for the next four years, according to unofficial results released Monday. None of the seven incumbents were re-elected in the Oct. 16 municipal election.

A conservation easement agreement signed last week between Mountain View County and Legacy Land Trust Society for a property southwest of Sundre will benefit the community-at-large for years to come, stakeholders say.