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These days, married couples often dream of retiring to an easy life of long vacations and sightseeing, but Sandy Easterbrook and Bob Griebel, who moved to the Bergen area in 2007, had something different in mind.

Mountain View County residents are advised to be on the lookout for bears in the district scavenging for food to fatten up in preparation for hibernation next month.

Of the nine current Chinook's Edge School Board trustees, at least five plan to seek re-election in the upcoming October vote, while at least two others do not play to run again.

It's official - Air Canada now flies to the Red Deer Regional Airport, making the airline the first international carrier to directly serve citizens of Central Alberta.

The Mounties' Aircraft Traffic Enforcement Program will continue until the “snow flies” and will “absolutely” return next spring, said the officer in charge of the RCMP's K Division traffic services.

With provincial opposition parties calling on the province to eliminate mandatory school fees, the Chinook's Edge School Division has no plans to reassess current fees for this school year, says superintendent Kurt Sacher.

The steering committee overseeing the development of the new Highway 2-27 area structure plan (ASP) will likely be presented with a first draft of the document at its Oct. 16 meeting, says director of planning John Rustling.

Mountain View County was settled by many people of Scandinavian descent, and the Mountain View Arts Society (MVAS) has chosen to celebrate that heritage with this year's arts festival, set to take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15.

The recent wet weather in Red Deer County has been doing hay farmers no favours, according to Art Preachuk, agricultural services manager for the county.

Potentially serious environmental damage was averted along the new $38 million wastewater line between Olds and Bowden when inspectors discovered leaks during potable water testing last spring – a month before wastewater was scheduled to be pumped th