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Mountain View County will share in the cost of fire hall repairs in Carstairs but is holding off on approving firefighting equipment purchases until more clarity is reached on levels of service, council decided at its May 16 meeting.

As of last Friday, there were no fire bans in effect in Mountain View and Red Deer counties. The rain and cool weather have minimized the risks of wildfires.

A 47-year-old man charged after two Sundre youths were allegedly lured over the Internet is scheduled to enter a plea in two weeks.

Mountain View County will publish fixed annual dates for road bans if council adopts last week's recommendation from its policies and priorities committee.

Mountain View County administration has been directed to “put serious pressure” on Prodev, the developers of Netook Crossing Business Park, to rectify an ongoing groundwater infiltration problem on the site.

Council has passed an amended Mountain View County animal control bylaw.

An application for a home business major licence in Linn Valley subdivision, north of Red Deer, was deferred by the municipal planning commission last week, pending further information.

The verdict is in: Mountain View County can impose a business licence on energy companies to recoup costs for road repairs.

Two different weather services are calling for a warmer than usual summer for Alberta, while soil moisture has improved in recent weeks.AccuWeather, a U.S.-based weather service, released its summer forecast for Canada on May 16.

Springtime in West Central Alberta can be one of the worst times of the year for grass and other wildfires, with dry conditions leaving lots of flammable debris in fields and wooded areas just waiting for a spark.