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The Chinook's Edge School Board has approved a new administrative procedure for drivers of school-owned division commercial vehicles. The procedure outlines, among other things, the responsibility of drivers on school-related trips.

A Mountain View County farmer is concerned about cattle manure being dumped near his property, but Alberta Environment officials say it's not an issue.

A newly-released plan makes 11 recommendations aimed at improving and protecting the Red Deer River and its tributaries.

Mountain View County's policies and priorities committee has received the 2015 assessment year market summary report, which outlines an overall 1.44 per cent increase. The move came during the committee's regularly scheduled meeting on April 6.

The Benalto School will permanently close its doors to students on June 30 after 78 years of being the cherished focal point of the community.

Red Deer County council has approved spending $10,000 a year for the next three years to support a new grain rescue training program. The approval came during council's recent regularly scheduled meeting.

Aurora Cannabis Inc., which has its licenced medical marijuana production facility located in Mountain View County near Cremona, has reached more than 1,000 active registered patients ordering products, officials announced last week.

Albertans are being asked to speak up about what matters to them. The Progressive Conservatives launched a new public engagement initiative last week, seeking input from Albertans on a wide range of policy areas.

Mountain View County will spend $52,152 on a fibre optic link between the existing county administration building and the new agricultural services building now under construction, the policies and priorities committee heard April 6.

While impaired driving and distracted driving continue to be factors in many collisions in Alberta, excessive speeding also remains one of the leading causes of crashes, say area police.