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Didsbury Search and Rescue (DSAR) has taken possession of a new command vehicle, replacing a unit that had “reached the end of its road,” according to Lorna Oltrop, director of training for DSAR.

U.S. firm Constellation Energy has announced plans to build a two-unit natural gas-fired plant at the former Champion Hay Processing Facility, near the crossing of Highway 582 and Rge. Rd. 42 in Mountain View County.

Fifteen barley producers from across Canada are being recognized for their excellence in producing malt barley during last year's harvest.Frank Hamel, of Old Seed Potatoes Hamel Farms Ltd.

Mountain View County council has rejected a lower-cost steel option and decided to go with a standard concrete design for the replacement bridge on Big Prairie Road.Council last week accepted the lowest bid of $2.

The trial of a 37-year-old man accused of threatening a four-year-old girl in Olds in July 2011 is expected to wrap up this week with a verdict from Judge George Gaschner.The accused faces a charge of uttering a threat to cause bodily harm.

Reeve Bruce Beattie will take a six-week leave of absence starting next month and will serve out at least the rest of his second year on council, he told the Gazette last week.

An inventory of 27 environmentally significant areas in Red Deer County, updated for the first time since 1990, was accepted by council Tuesday.

In an effort to bring more support to family members and others coping with suicide loss in West Central Alberta, the non-profit Suicide Information and Education Services (SIES) organization is stepping up its presence and programs in area rural com

Harry Drever is the first to admit that he's a ìtrue, diehard Calgary Stampede fan.

The Alberta Surface Rights Group is calling for a moratorium on hydraulic fracking after an incident that took place near Innisfail in mid-January.