Local News

Red Deer County dairy farmer Dustin Wintjes made the switch to organic milk production three years ago because he was looking for a more sustainable way of producing milk.ìI thought it was the right thing to do,î said Wintjes.

Last Thursday, Jo Klitzke was setting up her 40-foot mobile food-vending unit in a parking lot in Didsbury.

On Sept. 16 Mountain View County handed out a new self-guided history tour pamphlet to citizens who attended the municipality's 50th anniversary celebration.

The Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta's Camp Kindle at Water Valley got a major boost last month with an $875,000 gift from three cancer agencies.

The Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Progressive Conservatives will choose their candidate for the next provincial election on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Didsbury Multiplex.

Three municipal reserve parcels in Mountain View County have been cleared for eventual sale after council voted to remove their designation following public hearings last Wednesday.The most contentious parcel was a 2.

Virtually every council member from all six municipalities within Mountain View County came together under one roof Wednesday evening for the annual all-council meeting of the Municipal Area Partnership.

Developers chalked up a small win last week when Mountain View County council agreed to participate in a fiscal impact assessment outlining the costs and benefits of the proposed Netook Crossing projects west of Highway 2 outside Olds.

Members of the Central Waste Management Commission expect a response to their latest counter-offer regarding Plasco Energy Group's proposed gasification plant near Penhold by late this month.Red Deer County Div. 4 Coun.

Now it's really official.After serving two weeks as reeve of Mountain View County following the resignation of Paddy Munro, Bruce Beattie was formally elected to the position Wednesday at council's organizational meeting.Nominated by Div. 7 Coun.