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More than 100 acres of land near Pine Lake has been gifted with the planting of thousands of native shrubs by almost 100 volunteers to help restore the area's natural biodiversity. The undertaking was made before and on National Tree Day on Sept.

Hunting seasons have opened for bow hunters in much of Mountain View County with rifle seasons opening soon.

A barrel racing horse that tumbled into an abandoned well in August has fully recovered and was scheduled to compete at the National Senior Pro Rodeo in Las Vegas last week. On Aug.

By Dan Singleton MVP Staff With Mountain View County councillors now in budget deliberations, Reeve Bruce Beattie says it's still too early to know if a tax increase is on the way for 2015. Last year saw an overall tax rate increase of one per cent.

A proposal to develop an off-leash dog park in Mountain View County near the westerly boundary of the Town of Olds has passed an initial hurdle although more approvals are needed before the plan becomes a reality.

Premier Jim Prentice says a 90-day examination of rural health care now underway should help identify areas where improvements can be made.

Firefighters from three jurisdictions were called to a farm south of Innisfail to put out a big fire that started from an overheated baler and spread to surrounding grass and hay.

By Dan Singleton MVP Staff Mountain View County councillors have approved yearly reports on the county's municipal development plan (MDP), which sets out policies for development across the jurisdiction.

Chinook's Edge schools are showing the need for more maintenance dollars these days, says division corporate secretary Al Tarnoczi. There are 40 schools in the Innisfail-based Chinook's Edge School Division.

The 2014 hunting season is underway and area fish and wildlife officers have already been cracking down on poaching.