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RED DEER -- Local volunteers are stepping up to help make the 2019 Canada Winter Games one for the history books.

Municipalities, including Mountain View County, will consider a resolution at the upcoming Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) spring convention regarding the Bighorn Country proposal.

Mountain View County council has given first reading to a bylaw and set a public hearing date regarding the proposed re-designation of land to allow for the development of an event centre facility in the Rosebud rural community between Olds and Didsb

The Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) association has made an extensive submission to the province regarding the Bighorn Country proposal, including recommendations for modifications to the plan.

Mountain View County has accepted Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) funding allocations totalling $455,819 to area community groups and organizations. The move came during the Feb.

The United Conservative Party (UCP) will await the results of an examination of conversion therapy before taking a position on the controversial practice, says Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House MLA and house leader Jason Nixon.

Rural municipalities, including Mountain View County, will consider a resolution at the upcoming spring convention of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Association (RMA) regarding farmer mental health and the need to improve related services.

CREMONA – The council of the Village of Cremona has reviewed 2019 Family and Community Support Service (FCSS) funding applications and approved allocations. The move came during council’s recent regularly scheduled meeting.

1982: GRAIN ELEVATOR PLANS ANNOUNCED - In a front-page story, the Olds Gazette reported on the planned construction of a new grain elevator complex in the district.

Mountain View County council has been given an update on outstanding property taxes. The review came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting. “The amount of collectable outstanding property taxes as of Dec.