Local News

DIDSBURY/CARSTAIRS/CREMONA - Municipal elected officials in the area have outlined some of their proposed plans for 2017. Mayor Lance Colby of Carstairs said the town has seen impressive growth in the past year and he expects more in the future.

More than a year after the passage of Bill 6 - the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act - much uncertainty remains around the controversial legislation, says Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Nathan Cooper.

Many thousands of Filipinos have in recent months been ruthlessly shot dead in cold blood after the country's president Rodrigo Duterte decided to call open season on anyone suspected of pushing or using drugs.

The new year is shaping up to be a very busy time for Mountain View County (MVC), with the municipality dealing with everything from taxation to the new provincial carbon levy, says Reeve Bruce Beattie.

My maternal grandparents were a part of the Mennonite belief, plain-living, plain-talking, hard-working. My mom grew up with that example and met my dad during a larger church community event.

Olds College will play host to the FutureFarm Canada Expo 2017 in July, with organizers hoping the first-time event will become an annual gathering to highlight the many sides to agriculture, say officials.

DIDSBURY – A local man is lamenting the fact that his view of the Didsbury Golf Course is about to be obscured by the building of an outhouse.

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Wildrose MLA Nathan Cooper says he will be watching Aurora Cannabis's expansion of its Cremona-area marijuana production facility to ensure that resident concerns are considered and addressed going forward.

The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) will be tracking a number of provincial initiatives and programs in the new year, including the controversial carbon levy, says president Al Kemmere.

DIDSBURY – With temperatures hovering around -27 C, the turnout for the CP Holiday Train on Dec. 9 in Didsbury was smaller than expected.