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Part of every school day is eating lunch with classmates and playing at recess – but for students with severe allergies and anaphylaxis both of these activities can be dangerous, if the proper precautions aren't taken.

The Red Deer Catholic School board is looking forward to the coming school year, with the division going through some big changes, says Paul Mason, superintendent for the board.“We're very excited to enter a new school year.

It was high flight time in the Olds area for Canadian comedic icon Rick Mercer.On Aug.

A project designed to develop both teachers' and administrators' skills is entering its second year in Chinook's Edge School Division, leading to a better school work environment for everyone, say officials.

A blue-green algae bloom has caused an advisory to be issued for Pine Lake.The advisory from Alberta Health Services was issued on Aug. 21 and is still in effect.

Mountain View County Reeve Bruce Beattie will be writing a letter to Alberta Transportation expressing concerns with the provincial government's current funding process for bridgework in rural municipalities.

A national safety audit of Chinook's Edge School Division's transportation program has found that the department is doing very well. The Aug. 21 audit was conducted pursuant to the provincial Commercial Vehicles Act.

Alberta's new alcohol driving legislation, which comes into effect next week, is being applauded by some and panned by others.zAs of Sept.

During its regularly scheduled meeting on August 21, Red Deer County council OK'd a proposal to subdivide 2.02 ha of a 64.7 ha portion of Agricultural District land bounded by Twp Rd. 374 to the south and Rge. Road 12 to the west.

A vicious dog attack in Sundre on Aug. 18, as well as several other recent dog-attack incidents in the district, has spurred a lot of discussion on dog ownerships, dog breeds and the penalties for dog-related injuries and deaths.