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Red Deer County council has passed the municipality's 2015 operating and capital budgets totalling $67,710,865 which is down from $73,599,086 in 2014. The approvals came by unanimous votes during the council's regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 9.

The provincial Condominium Property Amendment Act, which passed final reading on Dec. 10, should have been re-examined in light of shortfalls, says Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Wildrose MLA Bruce Rowe.

The Next Generation Advisory Council is hoping to breathe new life into agriculture across the province.

(This is the latest in the new Gazette series on community halls in Mountain View County). There is plenty going on at the Bergen Community Hall, from sports, to markets to arts programs.

Mountain View County council has passed its 2015 capital budget, which calls for total spending of $18,775,400, down by about $1.4 million from 2014. The approval came during the regularly scheduled council meeting on Dec. 10.

New research into Johne's disease is aiding in the understanding of a threat to the dairy industry. A recent three-year study into how age and bacterial load affect all dairy cows led by Jeroen De Buck found that all cows are susceptible to infection. Previously, it was thought that cattle six months of age and younger were most susceptible to the cause of the disease.

The Canada Summer Jobs 2015 program is now accepting applications from Central Alberta employers for funding to non-profit, public-sector employers, and small businesses.

The U.S. decision to appeal an Oct.

Town of Sundre council has once again applied for mediation in a dispute with Mountain View County council, but county reeve Bruce Beattie says it's not necessary.

Transport Canada's and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's announcement that minimum volume requirements for the rail transportation of grain will remain in place until at least the end of March is welcome news for the region's agriculture industry, s