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The death of a six-year-old Airdrie boy in a tragic drowning incident on Feb. 26 is a reminder to everyone of the importance of being safe around melting ice surfaces, says Cremona's fire chief Kevin Miller.

DIDSBURY - There were around 20 people on hand at Mountain View Community Hall on Feb. 21 to hear from a number of speakers on topics dealing mainly with surface lease rights.

Jim Prentice was son of an NHL player, summer student coal miner, lawyer, federal cabinet minister and, briefly, bank vice-president and premier of Alberta.

CARSTAIRS - At the regular council meeting on Feb. 13, council passed second reading of a bylaw (1045) that would redesignate 0.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission (MPC) has approved a proposed change of use from existing agriculture accessory building to dwelling unit/personal shop/garage at a former confined feeding operation in the Lonepine district.

DIDSBURY - During a Valentine's Day regular meeting, council heard from a report from administration answering a previous request regarding the number of water wells in town. The request, which was put to staff at the Jan.

Mountain View County operational services staff continue to see a lot of dumping of rubbish of all sorts in county ditches across the municipality, the policies and priorities committee heard.

Delegates at the recent Ranching Opportunities 2017 conference at Olds College were given an update on the verified sustainable beef framework being developed by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB).

Motorists using Highway 22 north of Cremona this summer can expect to see some delays due to an upgrade project, Alberta Transportation officials said. The project will be focused on the highway between Highway 27 and Highway 580.

The Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) board has made an official submission to the Alberta electoral boundaries commission. The move came following the board's recent regularly scheduled meeting.