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Mountain View County's deputy reeve says an anti-smoking bylaw recently passed in Calgary could possibly be something county's council would consider in the future.

The Wild Rose Humane Society (WRHS) was formed about six years ago to address the need for an animal shelter in the area.

Mountain View County is being sued for $32,315,000 over the controversial Netook Crossing Project business and residential development east of Olds.

The new chief administrative officer of the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission (MVRWMC) says he will be putting together a plan to win back the Town of Didsbury's and Town of Carstairs' business.

Few want to see the end of summer come as much as Dr. Terry Krauss, the Alberta Severe Weather Management Society's project director.

By Dan Singleton MVP Staff Mountain View County crews managed to re-install the temporary bridge over the Little Red Deer River northwest of Cremona. The bridge was pulled out of the river during flooding at the end of June.

The provincial government's updated flood mitigation standards announced last week should be helpful to West Central Alberta residents and homeowners in the event of future flooding, says Mountain View County's deputy reeve.

Mountain View County council has deferred second reading of a proposed new bylaw identifying terms and conditions for the supply of water and wastewater services in the municipality.

Farms in Mountain View and Red Deer counties are teaming up with dozens of others across the province for the inaugural Alberta Open Farm Days on Aug. 24 and 25.

The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C), which includes Mountain View and Red Deer counties, wants to ensure that rural communities impacted by the June floods are kept in the picture when it comes to provincial recovery