Local News

Shell Canada has agreed to contribute $1.25 million toward the repaving of Burnt Timber Road (Twp. Rd. 304), Mountain View County infrastructure manager Ryan Morrison told councillors on Aug. 24.

Mountain View County residents will have a chance to fill up on free pancakes later this month.A pancake breakfast to commemorate the county's 50th anniversary will be hosted by council and staff on Friday, Sept.

It's Portraits of Honour Week from Sept. 11-17 for Red Deer County and the City of Red Deer.County mayor Jim Wood and city mayor Morris Flewwelling officially proclaimed the decision last Thursday at Veteran's Park.

The Midway Community Association is eyeing the acquisition of land where the vacated Midway School presently sits.Midway School closed just over one year ago in a decision made by Chinook's Edge School Division following a viability study.

It could be at least a couple of weeks before it is known if anyone from West Central Alberta will sit on a new provincial council being established to report on the health and well-being of children in care in the province.

Firefighters from Didsbury, Carstairs and Olds fight a fire at a mobile home south of the intersection of Hwy. 582 and Hwy. 791 during the early afternoon last Friday. The home was completely destroyed by the blaze, with high winds contributing to the spread of the fire.

Emotions came perilously close to the breaking point at an Alberta Municipal Government Board (MGB) hearing last week as warring sides into the controversial Elsner subdivision development case steadfastly stood their grounds on the contentious storm

Veteran Mountain View County councillor and former reeve Al Kemmere took the big plunge last week, announcing his candidacy for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.

More than 1,100 people took in the Didsbury Fair and Rodeo last weekend, and the Didsbury Ag Society members are thrilled with the turnout for the event.ìThe weather was absolutely beautiful.

Mountain View County council has directed administration to prepare flood protection options for the Red Deer River west of Sundre and present them at next week's council meeting.