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Mountain View County (MVC) councillors have reviewed proposed amendments to the municipalities' dog control bylaw, changes that include new provisions regarding livestock guardian dogs and new higher fines for violators.

The steering committee overseeing the development of the new Southeast Sundre area structure plan (ASP) has held its final meeting before the first scheduled public open house on March 11.

Alberta government officials visited Sundre on Feb. 26 to gather input from area residents regarding the new Alberta Energy Regulator.

Mountain View County (MVC) councillors have passed a number of motions related to the proposed new Didsbury firehall.

With proposed new federal electoral boundaries potentially breaking up his riding, Wild Rose MP Blake Richards isn't yet sure where he would run on the next federal ballot.

(Re: “Poachers not getting message”, p. 17, Feb. 26 Mountain View Gazette) When I was a field officer, I ran into similiar problems of too many violators, and poachers, and not enough penalty.

Johnnie Bachusky heads out on the winding back roads driving by drilling rigs, electrical stations and scattered farmhouses as the Saturday sun beats down in full force.

The Personal Empowerment and Employment Program being offered through Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) recently received $542,000 from the federal government to fund the program for the next two years. “We've been doing this program since 1995.

Mountain View County officials are continuing work this week on reaching new fire agreements with the municipalities in the region.

Although he is not expecting the Redford government to announce funding for the much-needed upgrade of the Highway 2 and 27 intersection overpass in the March 7 budget, Mountain View County Reeve Bruce Beattie says he is hopeful the provincial govern