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County resident Dustin Farr saw his province in a rut. First, it was the job losses from the tanking economy but then came the Fort McMurray wildfires and the thousands who've been displaced.

Emergency preparedness has been on the forefront of many people's minds since a raging wildfire in Fort McMurray forced the entire city to evacuate on May 3.

As the world's nations work towards reducing their dependence on fossil fuels in favour of cleaner and more sustainable alternatives, industries must either adapt and innovate or face obsolescence.

Students from Fort McMurray have been settling into their new classrooms at schools over the past week thanks to support from staff, schools boards and students around the province.

About 30 people who attended the Central Mountainview Advisory Group's (CMAG) spring information night at the county office on April 28 received an update on government consultations for the Bill 6 regulations.

Students from Fort McMurray have been settling into their new classrooms at schools over the past week thanks to support from staff, school boards and students around the province.

The idea of a multi-million dollar motorsports park in Mountain View County has some residents up in arms.

Revenues generated through linear taxation in rural communities will not be funnelled to major urban centres, according to Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee. Linear taxes are collected on such things as pipelines and power lines.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has agreed to support the Alberta Agricultural Service Board summer tour 2017 in conjunction with Red Deer County. “I think it's a good thing,” said MVC councillor and ag board member Duncan Milne.

An application to transform the doomed Benalto School into a chartered learning institution has been delivered to Alberta Education Minister David Eggen.