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Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH) officials have started planning for a new facility in Carstairs and expansions to existing facilities in Olds and Didsbury.

With winter now entering its traditionally coldest months, students of all ages are being reminded of the importance of dressing for the weather.

Bound by stringent liability and safety expectations for students and staff, the Chinook's Edge School Division has cancelled three pre-approved student international trips outside Canada and the United States for the 2016-17 school year.

A dramatic rise in the number of firearms stolen in Alberta over the past several years represents a very dangerous trend that will need a community-wide effort to counter.

Mountain View County council has voted to keep the amount paid to landowners for land purchased for county projects unchanged in 2016. The motion on the landowner payment schedule came during council's recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Fish and Wildlife officials want people in Mountain View County to exercise caution following an unusual number of recent cougar attacks on pets and livestock.

The provincial government's decision to allow agricultural service boards to provide input into Bill 6 regulations is a positive move, says Al Kemmere, a Mountain View County councillor and president of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts

Farms and ranches can be safe places to work as long as everyone keeps up to date on their respective safety training, says Kenda Lubeck, farm safety coordinator with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.

It would be a sorry state indeed to have no sister. I have been blessed with two. We are each spaced about 1 1/2 years apart. There were two brothers ahead, one behind.

Students approaching their cherished graduation with a dream of being dressed picture perfect but facing financial challenges are being offered a chance to have their special shining moment through the first-ever Gowns for Grads Gala.