Local News

By Dan Singleton MVP Staff With Mountain View County councillors now in budget deliberations, Reeve Bruce Beattie says it's still too early to know if a tax increase is on the way for 2015. Last year saw an overall tax rate increase of one per cent.

A proposal to develop an off-leash dog park in Mountain View County near the westerly boundary of the Town of Olds has passed an initial hurdle although more approvals are needed before the plan becomes a reality.

Premier Jim Prentice says a 90-day examination of rural health care now underway should help identify areas where improvements can be made.

Firefighters from three jurisdictions were called to a farm south of Innisfail to put out a big fire that started from an overheated baler and spread to surrounding grass and hay.

By Dan Singleton MVP Staff Mountain View County councillors have approved yearly reports on the county's municipal development plan (MDP), which sets out policies for development across the jurisdiction.

Chinook's Edge schools are showing the need for more maintenance dollars these days, says division corporate secretary Al Tarnoczi. There are 40 schools in the Innisfail-based Chinook's Edge School Division.

The 2014 hunting season is underway and area fish and wildlife officers have already been cracking down on poaching.

Prices have risen significantly in the cattle business compared to those seen last year, according to some whose fingers are on the pulse of the industry.

The owners of the iconic Peters' Drive-In have chosen Red Deer County as the location for their first restaurant outside of Calgary.

Mountain View County council will be considering contributing to a major Town of Sundre project, which would fix a beaten road in Sundre that is commonly used by county residents.