Local News

It may not be the mountains but Mountain View County does have its share of wildlife including bears and cougars.

Four months after thousands of litres of crude oil spilled into the Red Deer River downstream of Sundre, the cleanup and remediation work has largely been completed, says Plains Midstream vice-president Stephen Bart.

A $3.1 million contract to repave a major resource road in Mountain View County may end up costing less than anticipated.

It's a play about cultural diversity, the aging demographics of Canada and the lack of young people willing to take on the volunteer mantles.Still, it's meant to make you laugh.

Attempts so far by Mountain View County to buy the required amount of land for the proposed Acme Road reconstruction project has hit a roadblock.

The board of education of Chinook's Edge School Division denied three separate school trip requests at the organization's monthly meeting last Wednesday.

The path has been cleared for Pengrowth Energy Corporation and Genalta Power Systems to introduce green power to the region.

The draft Red Deer County Municipal Development Plan (MDP) is heading for the final steps to being passed by council.First reading was scheduled for Oct. 16 according to Cynthia Cvik, director of planning and development for the county.

At the recent Alberta Urban Municipalities Association's fall convention, Mountain View County's partnership with the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission received an honourable mention.