Local News

Didsbury library clerk Helen Johnson helps put up and straighten one of the woven tapestries created by Liv Pederson. The tapestries are part of the loom art exhibit on now until Aug. 23 at the library.

DIDSBURY - At their regular meeting on July 25, council members voted to award the Valarosa lift station installation project to Knibb Development Ltd. Knibb was the winning bidder with $1,690,750, over five other companies.

DIDSBURY - Clem Kuelker was surprised when he picked up his mail and learned he had been honoured with a Senator's Contribution Award. "I thought it was a nice way to be recognized," said Kuelker.

WATER VALLEY - Excavation for the construction of a new Water Valley Community Hall began last week. With $900,000 of the $1.1 million fundraising already in the bank, committee members decided they were close enough to start.

Forage specialists plan to release hundreds of predator insects in Mountain View County this fall to test the effectiveness of a biological control on a very common noxious weed.

DIDSBURY - The new owner of the former United Church manse has pulled her request to have the building designated a municipal historic resource.

DIDSBURY - Any plans to add lawn bowling to the Memorial Complex grounds project will have to wait after council tied votes twice, thus defeating two separate motions.

The Town of Didsbury main municipal office officially moved July 17 and re-opened July 19 in its new location at 1606-14 St. It now houses the Town of Didsbury administration staff, council chambers and Didsbury Neighborhood Place.

There was a great turnout for both sessions of the Didsbury Library Expansion Committee's visioning workshops held at the new municipal office building on July 20.

DIDSBURY - Close to 100 people came out to a couple of different visioning workshops on July 20 to discuss the plans for library expansion.