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Black bears and grizzly bears in Mountain View County have been leaving their dens later than normal this year, as a result of the large amount of snow that fell throughout the winter.

A delegation from the Mountain View BearSmart Society is scheduled to appear before the Mountain View County policies and priorities committee meeting May 7.

Violinists Jessica and Kate Pereversoff are a real-life sister act, performing together since they were youngsters and continuing to do so today.

The Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission (MVRWMC) is already implementing recommendations made in a report that looked at waste commission operations in 2013, say officials.

An official count of the free roaming horses west of Sundre and elsewhere along the Eastern Slopes has recorded 880 animals spotted, about 100 fewer than in 2013.

Ten-year-old former West Central Alberta schoolgirl Shayla Spargo-Pearce likes the free roaming horses west of Sundre so much that she wanted to share her passion with her fellow students at the Whitecourt Central School.

Mountain View County officials recently performed a mock evacuation exercise to better prepare for emergencies.

Artists from across the region are gearing up for the first-ever Art Battle at Olds Legion on May 10 – all in support of two vital community organizations.

The Chinook's Edge School Division has received a precautionary letter from Alberta's chief medical officer about this year's outbreak of measles, noting hundreds of susceptible persons have been exposed to the disease in a school setting.

Mountain View County councillors have approved the 2014 tax rate, with all assessment classes showing a one per cent overall tax increase. The vote on second and final readings came during the regularly scheduled council meeting on April 23.