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At the recent Mountain View County policies and priorities committee meeting, Aurora Cannabis Inc. officials announced intentions to expand its 55,200-square-foot medical marijuana production facility near Cremona.

Mountain View County (MVC) staff are arranging a workshop to learn how a local provider can improve Internet access for residents and businesses.

Jason Kenney has four mountains to climb in three years, each one steeper and higher, to become a truly conservative Alberta premier.

Mountain View County (MVC) agricultural service board members have been asked to come up with suggested properties and facilities that could be part of the planned 2017 agriculture summer tour.

Mountain View County has recognized five top students in the region with its annual citizenship awards, which were presented during a ceremony at the county office on July 13.

Exquisite cuisine and tastes, local food, farmers and others will all be a part of this year's Taste Of Markerville culinary tourism project.

Re: "Brexit Holds Lesson for Canada", July 5 Gazette p. 8. I submit the other side of the story, which may show the true lesson, not the media bias toward the outcome of the British Exit Referendum.

Mountain View County has entered into a new five-year operating and occupancy agreement with the Olds Didsbury Flying Association (ODFA). The move was approved during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The new Municipal Agriculture Disaster Declaration Guide being developed by Alberta's rural municipalities should be a useful tool for communities dealing with future flooding and other emergencies, say officials.

A number of agricultural producers submitted claims following intense weather over the Canada Day long weekend, when certain parts of the province were affected by strong winds, heavy hailstorms and even funnel clouds.