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CARSTAIRS - At its regular council meeting on April 9, Carstairs council passed a bylaw to change the speed limit on all streets in town to 40 km/h unless otherwise posted, starting on May 1.

CREMONA - At their recent regularly scheduled meeting, councillors were presented with the tax rate bylaw, which passed first and second reading but failed to receive unanimous consent for third reading.

INNISFAIL – The Innisfail-Sylvan Lake UCP Constituency Association has set its nomination date for May 2. The vote to select a United Conservative Party candidate will take place at the Penhold Regional Multiplex from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Olds native Danielle Lappage won a silver medal today at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She competed in the revised 68-kg weight class in a Nordic round robin format.

Sundre’s council took several minutes in recognition of the loss recently suffered in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash before starting the regular agenda during the April 9 meeting. “There are no words that anybody can say,” said Coun.

About 30 residents attended an open house in council chambers regarding proposed changes to Mountain View County’s municipal development plan (MDP) and the land use bylaw (LUB), including provisions relating to cannabis production and sale.

CARSTAIRS - The Carstairs Community Chest is back for another year. The fundraising campaign will be running in the month of April and is supporting many charities.

The recent annual general meeting of the Legacy Land Trust Society went very well, with a record attendance of about 60 people. It was the kickoff to our fifth year as a non-profit society.

TransCanada’s Sundre Crossover pipeline is now in operation following several months of construction, officials said.

Mountain View County council has passed the 2018 tax rate bylaw, setting a one per cent rate hike across all categories. The move came by way of motion at the April 11 council meeting.