Local News

Two area seniors are dead following a head-on collision north of Sundre April 25.A 75-year-old woman from Sundre was pronounced dead at the scene of what RCMP are calling a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 22 near Highway 587, on April 25.

Fish and Wildlife officers have captured and relocated two grizzly bears that had been causing problems northwest of Sundre recently.

A spokesperson for the Olds & District Hospice Society (O & DHS) said there needs to be a “paradigm shift in thinking about health care.”“This is especially true in palliative care,” said Charlene Schramm, secretary for the society.

Red Deer County received a clean audit of its 2011 financial statements presented during council April 24.“I'm confident our books are very accurate,” said Mayor Jim Wood after listening to a review of the audit conducted by Meyers Norris Penny LLP.

The largest combined residential and commercial development currently proposed for Mountain View County could contribute over $17 million to the municipality's bottom line over 20 years, say project proponents.

Despite retaining their majority status in the legislature, the Alberta PCs were shut out of local ridings that they had previously held for many years during the general election on April 23. All three ridings went Wildrose.

Municipal tax rates in Red Deer County are expected to increase by two per cent, but property tax bills are expected to rise higher than that due to the increased education tax this year.

Red Deer County is seeking public feedback on draft policies created for the new Municipal Development Plan (MDP).

A lull in construction activity that's being blamed on last week's provincial election has helped two area municipalities save money on at least one planned project.Tenders for paving the Burnt Timber Road have come in considerably under the $5.

Mountain View County issued a total fire ban last Tuesday, which will be in effect until further notice.