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Chinook's Edge School Division students have scored above the provincial average on recent achievement tests, according to a new report.

The Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission has signed a five-year supply agreement with Airdrie's Durham Energy Recovery for that company to turn the plastic collected by the commission into diesel fuel.

An extensive study of grizzly bears, including bruins living in the foothills of West Central Alberta, has uncovered a number of important findings about the animals' behaviours, particularly as it relates to the raising of offspring and habitat sele

Members of the multi-stakeholder viability review committee examining the possibility of the Village of Cremona reverting to Mountain View County will hold their first face-to-face meeting on Jan. 31.

The Wild Rose Agricultural Producers (WRAP) organization will be pushing the provincial government to put farmers and paid child workers on farms under the umbrella of the Workers' Compensation Board, as well as implement safety standards for corpora

The first public open house for the proposed new South East Sundre area structure plan (ASP) has been scheduled for March 11, steering committee members heard on Jan. 22.

As the members of Alberta's 70 agricultural services boards meet in Edmonton this week for their annual convention, the boards' provincial committee has said it accepts the Redford governments' response to a 2012 resolution calling for a reduction in

A new skating rink built by community members in Water Valley has been very well utilized and supported by many area children and adults since opening in December, says Larry Mizera.

As some area residents continue to voice concerns over a proposal to reopen a former gravel pit west of Sundre, the company involved in the project says it is planning further public consultations in the coming weeks.

The chairperson of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has composed and recited a prayer for the students and staff killed in the recent Newtown, Conn. school shooting.