Local News

Canadian Pacific (CP) is upgrading its rail lines from Calgary to Edmonton as part of its ongoing efforts to increase customer service and track maintenance.

A recent telephone scammer's scheme might have been inspired by a legitimate RCMP practice of executing warrants related to outstanding fines, say officials.

The 64-year-old James River Bridge could be closing in the next few years, say officials.

Newly announced plans to help farmers and feedlot operators finance shelterbelts on their respective properties is a good step, says Mountain View County's deputy reeve.

A marked rise in elk population levels in parts of Mountain View County, and particularly in areas just east of the Red Deer River, needs to be addressed, say area farmers.

The Water Valley area continues to have a thriving and vibrant arts community – thanks in no small part to the tireless and ongoing efforts of Chinook Creative Arts Foundation (CCAF) members.

The Chinook's Edge School Division has deferred spending on capital equipment, transportation and maintenance in approving its $124 million 2014-15 budget, say officials.

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officials will be conducting inspections of residential construction projects, including in West Central Alberta, starting this summer.

Mountain View County councillors have reviewed community grant approvals made by the community services grant review committee.

More than two decades after first starting operations, the Shell Shantz plant continues to turn thousands of tonnes of molten sulphur into solid grain-sized pellets for shipment overseas every week.