Local News

DIDSBURY - Didsbury RCMP Staff Sgt. Chad Fournier gave the quarterly report for the department to Didsbury council at its recent meeting. He recapped the statistics for the department from January to June of this year.

About 40 people attended a noon-hour rally in Olds on Sept. 20 in support of the local and national dairy industry. Elmira, Ont.

Producers in the region are in need of a stretch of dry weather to get the harvest back on track, says Grant Lastiwka, with Alberta Agriculture in Olds.

WATER VALLEY - The 38th Annual Terry Fox Run in Water Valley was held despite temperatures being cooler than in other years.

Hundreds of Ride To Conquer Cancer cyclists are once again expected in Sundre, this time for a celebration to conclude this year’s fundraising event. The route for the 10th annual, 200-kilometre cycling fundraiser on Aug.

The Mountain View County policies and priorities committee has been given an update on this summer’s weed inspection program in the municipality.

ARMLEY, Sask - On this hot summer day the wind howls through the intersection of Highway 35 and Highway 335. When it stops there is only silence, despite the regular visits of many travellers who come from as far away as Ontario and British Columbia.

Mountain View County council has approved a new inter-municipal collaboration framework master agreement and a related recreational and culture funding sub-agreement with the Town of Sundre.

The Mountain View County policies and priorities committee has been given an update on this summer’s weed inspection program in the municipality.

DIDSBURY - At its regular council meeting on Sept. 11, councillors passed an amendment to the land use bylaw setting policies for where any cannabis retail stores and production facilities can operate within Didsbury.