Local News

CARSTAIRS -- Two Carstairs volunteer firefighters were taken to hospital after a fire truck was struck at an accident scene on Highway 2 near Highway 581 on March 11.

The NDP has nominated its candidate in the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills constituency for the upcoming provincial election.

A Carstairs Hugh Sutherland School teacher facing charges of sexual assault and sexual interference has been suspended, according to Chinook's Edge School Division superintendent Kurt Sacher.

BOWDEN – A huge cache of street drugs, including crystal methamphetamine, has been seized by Bowden Institution staff.

INNISFAIL – As Albertans prepare for a spring election candidates are already hitting the campaign trail.

Ask any farm family and they will tell you that growing up on a farm has immeasurable benefits. There are also risks, and one of the statistically higher risks for children on farms involves drowning in dugouts.

The lengthy cold weather in the province over the past month has been tough on cattle producers in Mountain View County, says Brian Roger, chairman of the county’s agricultural service board.

The number of development permit applications made in Mountain View County in 2018 was down slightly from 2017 totals, according to a report presented to council on March 6.

Olds College has announced the creation of a new certificate in agriculture technology.

With spring approaching, many landlords and tenants are reviewing their cropland rental arrangements to see whether they are fair and reasonable. Dean Dyck is a farm business management specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.