Local News

Mountain View County has scheduled a non-statutory public hearing for April 6 to receive comments on a proposed anti-noise bylaw.

The Society to Stop Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED) is once again encouraging Albertans to abide by the pruning ban between April 1 and Sept. 30.

Mountain View County's operational services department will draft a business plan for Sundre Airport development before council decides if it will reconsider funding the initiative this year.

Mountain View County council has approved the rezoning application for a 57-site recreational vehicle park southeast of Sundre.

New federal labelling regulations aimed at preventing allergic reactions to certain foods are a welcome move, says Sundre physician Dr. Hal Irvine.

Council supports the principle of funding agricultural programs for youth in Mountain View County, but couldn't support a joint ag society funding request for $70,650, councillors said last week.

More than 30 contracts have been awarded since the beginning of the year to continue the fight against the mountain pine beetle in west-central Alberta, the province announced last week.

Chinook's Edge School Division trustees passed a motion at their Feb. 9 meeting to expand the division's pre-kindergarten program to a maximum of five schools throughout the division for the 2011-12 school year.

A review of the Red Deer and District Family and Community Support Services conducted by Red Deer County suggests improvements are needed in areas of funding and services.

Mountain View County has dramatically reduced its dust control program for 2011, eliminating council project roads ñ budgeted at $325,000 ñ and ending the free service provided last year to residents living within 50 metres of a gravel road.