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A newly signed agreement between Olds College and Saskatchewan Polytechnic will help advance applied research opportunities across the agriculture industry, says Dr. Jason Dewling.

CARSTAIRS - With April just around the corner, the Carstairs Community Chest volunteers are getting ready to canvas. The organization recently held its annual general meeting and was able to get enough volunteers to keep the program going strong.

Mountain View County councillors have set a March 29 special council meeting to consider a vote on a proposed motorsport park outside Carstairs.

This winter the BBC has reported a wave of killing of Coptic Christians in the Sinai region of Egypt by ISIS jihadists. The surviving Copts have fled for refuge in the Nile delta city of Ismailya, north of Cairo.

Mountain View County council has authorized administration to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Clearwater County regarding the Sasquatch and Partners program. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

CARSTAIRS - Although many would lament the return of winter, for Carstairs Winter Carnival the weather was perfect. The carnival ran from Feb.

Resident input gathered through a new online survey will be used to lobby the provincial government to improve rural health- care service in the region, says Wildrose MLA Nathan Cooper. The survey is being conducted by the official Opposition at www.

About 60 residents attended an open house at the Eagle Hill Memorial Community Hall on Feb. 27 to provide input and comments into the development of the updated Eagle Valley area structure plan (ASP).

The Chinook's Edge School Division is encouraging its students to consider applying to sit on a new 32-student council designed to provide Alberta Education with student input on educational issues.

DIDSBURY - At the regular council meeting on Feb. 28, council got to see the town's 2017-2027 strategic plan. The plan was reviewed and adopted by council at the Dec. 13, 2016 meeting.