Local News

A Sundre-area woman convicted of manslaughter in the December 2010 shooting death of her husband has lost her application to appeal the conviction. The Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed Heather Wilson Duncan's application on Dec.

The Wildrose party is broken. Right-wing conservatives have had their chance to displace the more moderate Progressive Conservative brand.

A local farm possesses not just Canada's best Black Angus bull, but the finest one amongst all breeds, winning the Double Supreme this year. Remitall Farms Inc.

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Bruce Rowe says his decision to leave the Wildrose caucus to sit as a Progressive Conservative was not a betrayal of his party but rather a move to help strengthen the government.

Donations of food and money are coming in thick and fast at the Mountain View Food Bank, and that's a good thing, says director Pat Graham, because the overall number of clients accessing the food bank is up 12 per cent over last year.

Mountain View County is fully supportive of the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission and its work to get its finances in order, says Reeve Bruce Beattie.

With the snow fallen and winter wheat planted, officials at the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) have released statistics on this season's seeding, and the numbers are down across the country.

Mountain View County staff will research and review recommendations made following an information technology (IT) assessment of the county's operations. The report on the review was presented to the policies and priorities committee on Dec. 3.

Mountain View and Red Deer county drivers are urged to drive according to winter conditions and make sure they have a properly stocked emergency kit in case an accident occurs or they become stranded.

In the wake of a recently released study that found cases of youth self-harm are on the rise in Canada, Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) wellness workers are striving to ensure students here have the skills they need to safely deal with stress.