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Mountain View County's new $2.

It started at the Kurt Browning Arena in Caroline 18 years ago. It moved to the Sundre Arts Centre, then as it grew and needed more space, to the town's back-to-back curling rink and hockey arena.

Habitat for Humanity's Mountain View chapter has the title to land in Olds where it hopes to build a pair of duplexes. Now it needs to raise enough money to start construction by the spring of 2017.

The second annual Legacy Land Trust Society's friendraiser surpassed last year's inaugural event. About $3,800 was raised, up from roughly $2,000 last year, said Kim Good, the society's executive director. “We are super excited about it,” Good said.

Elk farming may not be very common across Canada, but is an industry Eleanor Saunders has dedicated her life to.

The provincial government's newly passed carbon tax legislation could hurt greenhouses in Mountain View County, says Wildrose Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Nathan Cooper.

The prolonged economic downturn combined with unexpectedly high costs of hay have put a serious strain on the Bear Valley Rescue horse sanctuary.

Mountain View County councillor Jeremy Sayer says he isn't taking a position right now on a controversial multi-million dollar motorsports park being proposed for a property in his Division 1.

The recent Alberta legislative session that wrapped up last week saw several major government moves and plenty of controversy. Whether the Notley NDP government or the Wildrose Opposition came out on top remains uncertain.

Thanks to technology, Chinook's Edge School Division has been collecting fees and payments in a much more efficient manner.