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Mountain View County's municipal planning commission has approved a development permit for a new equine facilitated health and wellness business at an existing appointment-only riding arena in the Wessex community near Carstairs.

Although they spent most of a 16-day trip to Ethiopia providing dental care to children, Olds dentist Jared Ord and his wife Lindsay, a dental hygienist, also got to take in some of the country's culture and cuisine.

The Chinook's Edge School Division has approved its three-year capital plan priority list but receiving provincial government funding to get shovels in the ground in a timely manner is pitting hope against the reality of a deepening recession.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development permit application for the proposed new May City Hutterite colony in the Reed Ranch community east of Olds.

Following a public hearing, Mountain View County council approved a land use bylaw subdivision re-designation for a 76.62-acre property just outside Cremona, one 9.

Twenty community-based groups and organizations will be receiving approximately $1.6 million in new funding through the Red Deer & District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) program.

Recent headlines about 15 cougars and an eagle that were caught in snares that had been set for wolves around Sundre have placed the practice of trapping back in the spotlight.

Rural municipalities, including Mountain View and Red Deer counties, welcome the renewal of the provincial Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP), says Al Kemmere.

Women today are making significant contributions to our society, and thanks to the Red Deer & District Community Foundation they are being recognized for them. Nominations for the 2016 Women of Excellence awards are being accepted until April 8.

A local couple who travelled to Ethiopia last month to provide dental care for children are extremely touched by the gratitude of those kids and their guardians.