Local News

The Mountain View County agricultural service board (ASB) members have visited sites of the planned July 2017 provincial ASB summer tour, scheduled to take place across the county as well as in Red Deer County.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has approved a number of changes regarding the conduct of public hearings, including rules for written submissions prior to hearing dates. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

CREMONA - Council passed second and final reading of the Direct Control Bylaw 468-16 to amend the Land Use Bylaw. The bylaw addresses the rezoning of Highway Commercial (C2) and Industrial (I) along Railway Avenue to Direct Control (DC).

Moving cattle to summer pasture is a family affair on many Mountain View County farms at this time of year, including for the award-winning Gano family's Chinook Country Farms in the Cremona area.

Work on the upgrade to the Highway 27 bridge over the Dogpound Creek between Olds and Sundre is moving ahead and now scheduled to be completed by mid-September.

Mountain View County has donated $500,000 over five years towards the Werklund Agriculture Institute (WAI) at Olds College.

CARSTAIRS - There is no doubt that Carstairs produces a large number of great athletes. The proof was on display on the evening of June 12 at the town hall.

DIDSBURY - The leader of Alberta's official Opposition party dropped by Didsbury on June 14 for a Unite the Right rally. Wildrose Leader Brian Jean spoke to about two dozen local residents outside in the Reimer Plaza parking lot.

Let's look back 20 years to remind ourselves of time's relentless passage - Diana, Princess of Wales died, Dolly the sheep was cloned, the Brits handed back Hong Kong to China and a book featuring a young lad called Harry Potter was published.

DIDSBURY - A longtime Didsbury firefighter was recently honoured for 40 years of service. Bob Wright began with the Didsbury Fire Department back in 1977 and is still going strong as the department's safety officer.