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CREMONA - The village will soon be sending out a Citizen Satisfaction Survey to residents after council approved the questionnaire at the regular meeting on Jan. 17.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development permit application for an existing kennel-canine behaviorist business northeast of Sundre. The OK came during the commission's recent regularly scheduled meeting.

CARSTAIRS/CREMONA/DIDSBURY - A new resource, Access to Food, is available for residents in Didsbury, Carstairs, Cremona and Water Valley who may have difficulty accessing food.

U.S. president Donald Trump's recent executive order to move forward with the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline is good news for Central Alberta, says area MLA Jason Nixon.

Years ago my husband found us a tiny rental property squeezed between a long-established church and an older, down-at-the-heels three-floor walk-up. The area was quickly being taken over by small businesses and large apartment complexes.

CARSTAIRS - At the regular meeting on Jan. 23, council carried first reading on a bylaw (1045) that would re-designate a parcel of land in the south central part of town. The site, which is approximately 0.

The annual Ranching Opportunities conference at Olds College on Feb. 9 will include an information session on being prepared for livestock emergencies. The one-day conference takes place at the Olds College Alumni Centre.

Adjusting the existing provincial boundaries to bring the entire county into one constituency would have several benefits, Mountain View County reeve Bruce Beattie has told the Alberta electoral boundaries commission.

DIDSBURY - I've never been shy to jump onto new technologies and devices. Sometimes being an "early adopter" isn't the best idea. It can be darned expensive to get a first run iPhone or Playstation 4.

DIDSBURY - Didsbury could use a town-owned dog park, local canine owners say. Town officials, however, say that a new dog park facility is some time away.