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Crime in Red Deer County is a greater concern than ever, according to a county spokesman. Coun.

Mountain View County councillors have asked area Wildrose Opposition MLAs Jason Nixon and Nathan Cooper to convey a number of concerns to the provincial government.

The Mountain View County agriculture service board has approved tentative funding totalling $26,782.50 for community projects. The approvals came during the board's recent regularly scheduled meeting.

A renewed 10-year funding agreement signed by the provincial government and Horse Racing Alberta will ensure the horse racing industry's viability, said the Olds College racetrack programs instructor/coordinator.

Red Deer County council has approved a land use bylaw amendment regarding excavation and construction site preparation. The approval came in the form of third reading during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Chinook's Edge School Division superintendent Kurt Sacher says work is ongoing on the preparation of a report on the future of the Benalto Elementary School scheduled to be presented to trustees on April 6.

With a new fundraising team in place and now children throughout the region lending a unique but heartfelt hand, prospects are brighter this spring for the Medicine River Wildlife Centre to secure funds to finish construction of its long-awaited new

Wildrose MLAs Nathan Cooper and Jason Nixon gave Mountain View County council an update on the ongoing consultations around the controversial Bill 6, also known as the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act.

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier says he does not know when regulations for Bill 6, the provincial government's controversial farm safety legislation, will be drafted and made public.

The Mountain View Cowpoke Junior Rodeo event at the Raecer Ranching Riding arena east of Sundre on March 19 attracted a record 80 participants.