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Until further decisions are made by Alberta Municipal Affairs regarding governance in the Village of Cremona, Mountain View County and Cremona will continue to abide by their existing fire services agreement, officials say.

Work is nearing completion on the Sundre Petroleum Operator's Group (SPOG)'s long-awaited best practices performance measures document for hydraulic fracking, say officials.

A farm safety program that gives students in West Central Alberta and elsewhere tips about keeping out of harm's way on farms and ranches is doing a great job, members of the Mountain View County Agricultural Service Board (ASB) said last week.

About 60 people attended a public information meeting at the Mountain View County office on March 19 to discuss ways to conserve and promote the district's many historic buildings and other infrastructure.

Residents and area officials packed Water Valley Community Hall on March 15 for an open house hosted by Mountain View County (MVC), where a panel of county officials endeavoured to explain the issues surrounding a fire services agreement between the

Fish and Wildlife officers are asking for public tips after several illegal bear baiting barrels were found in the Bearberry area northwest of Sundre last week.

Red Deer County mayor Jim Wood says he is generally pleased with the 2013 provincial budget, and in particular with the fact that there won't be a cut to the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) program.

Work is underway to expand a popular Sundre-based wild meat community support program to the Mountain View Food Bank, say officials.

About 45 people attended an open house at Sundre's West County Centre last week to have a first look at a draft of the new Southeast Sundre Area Structure Plan (ASP).

MVC council has approved a partnership with Red Deer County and the City of Red Deer to jointly acquire new aerial photos of the municipalities. During a recent county council meeting, councillors OK'd the MVC's estimated $60,000 portion of the cost.