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Neither Mountain View County nor its agricultural service board has taken a position on the demise of the Prairie Shelterbelt Program, although several councillors weighed in on the issue last week.

There were a record 216 wild horses captured in Alberta between December 2011 and February 2012, according to Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, leaving almost 790 wild horses left in the area west of Sundre.

The Medicine River Wildlife Centre is seeking some unique donations for the summer and upcoming winter for their feathery friends.

Officers plan to target west country drunk drivers, litterbugsBy Dan SingletonMVG staffPull quote: “We have a pretty precious resource there and it's unfortunate if it gets spoiled since the next generation would like to enjoy it too.

Fish and Wildlife officers have set up three culvert traps in an effort to capture a grizzly bear that was causing trouble northwest of Sundre last week.

An oversight that removed about a dozen birdhouses along Rge. Rd. 271 near Aberdeen in Red Deer County has resulted in a long-term project that has brought birds back to the area.

The final results of the feasibility study for a community centre in Springbrook were presented to Red Deer County council recently, with recommendations suggesting that “it is not prudent to proceed at this time.

Another piece of land in Mountain View County has been spot zoned for a commercial storage operation, leading some councillors to question whether the county's land use bylaw has made adequate provisions for these types of uses.

With the grad season fast approaching, Gowns for Grads coordinators Karen Grudesky and Kristin Allan have so far provided about a dozen gowns to students in need of financial assistance, as well as selling gowns at reduced prices to students that wan

After more than a year of development, the draft Mountain View County Municipal Development Plan is nearing the stage where council could consider first reading, says the county's interim planning director.