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Mountain View County (MVC) council has approved steep increases in fines for commercial and industrial projects that fail to have the appropriate permits in place.

Young competitors are gaining great and valuable experience competing in Mountain View Cowpoke Junior Rodeo events this fall and winter, says rodeo co-organizer Patricia McKean. “They are definitely learning,” said McKean.

In light of the recent school shooting in northern Saskatchewan, the Chinook's Edge School Division is reminding its community partners that the division has comprehensive and up-to-date security plans in place to ensure student and staff safety.

Mountain View County council has passed a motion authorizing a $600 annual contribution to help fund the Cremona recycling centre. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The Olds & District Community Policing Advisory Society (ODCPAS) is going through an identity crisis.

Alberta's agricultural service boards (ASB), including those in Red Deer and Mountain View counties, want to be involved in ongoing consultations regarding Bill 6, also known as the Enhanced Protection of Farm and Ranch Workers Act.

For the first time in its 32-year history, the Medicine River Wildlife Centre is reaching out to Central Alberta communities for financial support.

Grain crop returns were good for 2015 and won't be equalled this year, but grain hedges, protected by revenue insurance, could improve profitability in 2016, says marketing specialist Brian Wittal.

A new master agreement signed between Mountain View County and the Town of Olds is an important step for both municipalities and a good example of inter-municipal cooperation, says MVC division 7 councillor Al Kemmere.

Albertans are encouraged to get a flu shot if they haven't already, as five people have already died from influenza this flu season, according to provincial officials.