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CARSTAIRS - At the regular meeting on Jan. 23, council carried first reading on a bylaw (1045) that would re-designate a parcel of land in the south central part of town. The site, which is approximately 0.

The annual Ranching Opportunities conference at Olds College on Feb. 9 will include an information session on being prepared for livestock emergencies. The one-day conference takes place at the Olds College Alumni Centre.

Adjusting the existing provincial boundaries to bring the entire county into one constituency would have several benefits, Mountain View County reeve Bruce Beattie has told the Alberta electoral boundaries commission.

DIDSBURY - I've never been shy to jump onto new technologies and devices. Sometimes being an "early adopter" isn't the best idea. It can be darned expensive to get a first run iPhone or Playstation 4.

DIDSBURY - Didsbury could use a town-owned dog park, local canine owners say. Town officials, however, say that a new dog park facility is some time away.

On his fourth day in office, President Donald Trump issued a presidential permit allowing the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the Canada-United States border. Protesters to the decision gathered in front of the White House in Washington D.C.

DIDSBURY - A bylaw that would have forced Didsbury residents with access to the town water system to decommission their water wells and use town water was defeated by council in the regular meeting on Jan. 24.

Perhaps it doesn't matter who leads Alberta's minor parties to anyone except the partisan devotees of the persuasions that make up the membership.

DIDSBURY - Construction of the $500,000 heliport upgrade at the Didsbury Hospital has been completed although Alberta Health Services (AHS) is still awaiting certification from Transport Canada.

The Mountain View County agricultural service board has come out in support of three resolutions set to come before the 72nd annual provincial agricultural service board conference. The move came during the board's Jan.