Local News

CREMONA - A number of street paving projects are about to get underway in the village. Council awarded the 2017 street program contract to A & A Paving in the amount of $526,139.25. There were five bidders in total.

Mark Kuehn discusses high resolution soil information technology with a group of visitors in a field of canola at the Carlson farm east of Olds on July 13. The stop was part of the Agricultural Service Board Summer Tour.

Fred Bay and a group of his friends gathered last week to celebrate, well, literally Fred and Friends.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - A former local resident went on a trip of a lifetime earlier this summer as part of a Canada 150 event.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Olds Fire Department members responded to a tractor collision on Rge. Rd. 23, just south of Twp. Rd. 340 on July 9.

DIDSBURY - Close to 200 riders and 150 motorcycles rode in the recent 10th annual Rural Alberta Ride for Dad. The riders benefited from sunny weather and the generosity of the community as $31,000 was raised from the June 24 event alone.

Mountain View County has provided direction to administration regarding proposed changes to cannabis legislation coming to Canada next year. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Mountain View County resident Jan Broekman, with ABC Agri, explains the workings of an Evers vario-disc high-speed harrow during last week's FutureFarm Canada Expo at Olds College. A family owned company, ABC Agri is located south of Harmattan.

DIDSBURY - Town staff are scheduled to move into their new location on 14th Street on July 17 and 18. In order to facilitate the move, the Town of Didsbury will be offering limited services to residents on those days.

MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Emergency personnel from Olds and area were on stand-by Sunday, July 9 as Environment Canada issued an Emergency Alert for the county at approximately 5 p.m.