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Gathering information about medical conditions or illness online may be handy but it shouldn't be considered a good substitute for in-person medical advice provided by doctors and nurses, says Sundre physician Dr. Hal Irvine.

Premier Ed Stelmach's announcement that he will not seek another term is good news for rural Albertans, says Wildrose Alliance Leader Danielle Smith.

Motorists need to exercise caution when approaching and moving through area intersections, especially during winter months when stopping distances can be greatly increased by icy conditions, says Sundre RCMP Sgt. Percy Leipnitz.

After two public roundtable sessions in opposite corners of the county, Mountain View appears poised for a major shift in subdivision policies.ìThe CCN (county collector network) as a criteria for doing houses is done ñ don't want it anymore,î Div.

Neighbours are breathing easier after a request to start a 51-hectare gravel pit operation in Red Deer County east of Markerville was denied last week by the subdivision and development appeal board.

A number of people charged under the Wildlife Act during last November's hunting season have pleaded guilty to charges before Commissioner Danny Elliott in Didsbury provincial court.

The Canada Beef Working Group is waiting on provincial organizations to ratify recommendations made by the group early in January to create a single national organization for beef marketing activities.

A history book is one thing ñ but a world plowing championship or Canadian 4-H Council symposium Ö now that's something worth looking at.

Farm Credit Canada will not be financing the Olds Agricultural Society's planned development for the Highway 2/27 intersection, FCC's vice-president of western operations told the Gazette last week.

Bus service in Red Deer County should improve in the next year, if a grant application to the province is successful.Council will apply for a Green TRIP grant to help pay for a second bus for the county.