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Mountain View County reeve Bruce Beattie says last week's tragic events in Ottawa prove we're paying the price for Canada's fight against religious extremists. He worries that the federal government will overreact by taking away more of our freedoms.

Two Central Alberta MPs say they're confident politicians will find a way to balance heavier security in Parliament, yet still give Canadians as much freedom and access to Parliament as possible in the wake of tragic events in Ottawa and Quebec.

Retired Mountain View County resident Greg Essery enjoys refurbishing old saddles and crafting leather items at his home southwest of Sundre. He says it is a childhood hobby that has turned into a retirement and winter weather pastime.

Mountain View County council has given approval to a land use bylaw amendment that creates an aggregate extraction/processing district. Gravel pits are among operations covered by the change.

Pilot Jim Thoreson is on a very special mission.

Local Members of Parliament are safe, according to spokesmen for their offices as reports swirl of at least one – and possibly several -- gunmen on the loose in Ottawa.

While the Chinook's Edge School division will not be getting any of the 55 new schools announced by the province last week, officials are pleased with new maintenance funding announced at the same time, says superintendant Kurt Sacher.

About 40 people attended an open house on Wednesday for the Bearberry-Red Deer River area structure plan (ASP), which is currently being updated by Mountain View County.

A Mountain View County resident says people shouldn't have to renew their licence to keep long guns every five years as long as they're “kept in the closet” and no ammunition is purchased for them.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development officials are reminding farmers to monitor their grain once it's harvested and put into the bin to prolong the amount of time it remains at the best possible quality.