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Mountain View County council has deferred a vote on a bylaw that would allow volunteer firefighters to install flashing green lights on their private vehicle for use when responding to their respective firehalls during emergencies.

AltaGas has invested roughly $400 million in upgrades and other work at the Harmattan Gas Processing Complex east of Highway 22 and north of Highway 584 since taking over ownership of the plant in 2008, say officials.

Mountain View County councillors have given final reading to two bylaws related to the county's portion of funding for the new Sundre seniors lodge.

Former Sundre physician Dr. Hal Irvine has been recognized for his longtime service to rural medical training in Alberta through the naming of one of five new annual awards from the University of Calgary faculty of medicine. The Dr.

Mountain View County Reeve Bruce Beattie says talks with three Alberta cabinet ministers regarding the need for flood mitigation efforts west of Sundre was constructive and worthwhile.

Stripe rust in Central Alberta is no longer contained in winter wheat plots but has now been found in spring commercial fields, according to a plant pathologist for the province. “It's not just a winter wheat issue anymore.

Mountain View County councillors have approved a new health funding policy and related procedures with some modifications from the original draft reviewed by the policies and priorities committee on July 2.

One hundred and 10 years after their farm was started as a homestead, the Gano family of Mountain View County has been recognized for their long-time contribution to the region's agriculture community.

Uncontrolled and unauthorised burning of garbage and other waste in Red Deer County (RDC) is something residents and visitors are being reminded to avoid, officials said last week.

Due to some very heavy rain and hail recently in Mountain View County, there has been some crop damage, although officials are not yet able to comment on the exact scope or offer a guess as to how the growing season will end.