Local News

A Raven couple's devotion and commitment to the rural community, including countless volunteer hours for the ongoing maintenance of the historical Union Church, has earned them special recognition from the Spruce View & District Lions Club.

The Mountain View County agricultural service board (ASB) has recommended that penalties in the proposed new topsoil removal bylaw be increased. The board reviewed the proposed bylaw during its regularly scheduled Dec. 11 meeting.

-The Chinook's Edge Board of Education will decide next month whether international student travel this school year should be cancelled following statements from its insurance provider they should be reconsidered due to recent escalating terrorism th

Organizers of a farm equipment convoy that travelled across Mountain View County in opposition to the provincial government's controversial Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6) on Dec.

Two provincial cabinet ministers faced a tough crowd in Olds last week for the last day of public consultation on Bill 6.

Suicides in Alberta have increased by 30 per cent this year and mental health officials say that could only be a taste of what's to come.

There were fewer hunters in the district for the moose and deer season this year, said a local Fish and Wildlife officer. “I did notice a decline in hunters this year,” said Adam Mirus during an interview Dec. 9.

After the ice age, domestic horses appeared again on the North American continent as a result of Spanish incursions, in the 1500s, to what is now Mexico. The horses gradually moved north towards the American Midwest and the Canadian Prairies.

Although there hasn't necessarily been a marked increase in incidents of livestock running at large in Red Deer County, peace officers are reminding owners of the importance of ensuring animals are kept where they should be.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development permit application for an existing public riding arena in the Wessex area near Carstairs. The approval came during the commission's recent regularly scheduled meeting.