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$50M Vietnam market opens doors to Canadian livestock

$50M Vietnam market opens doors to Canadian livestock

Vietnam will be the first Asian country to open its livestock market to Canadian ranchers since 2003, announced agriculture and trade ministers on Aug. 14 at Harvie Farms near Olds.
New wildlife corridors in Clearwater

New wildlife corridors in Clearwater

Hunting season is just around the corner and new road corridor wildlife sanctuaries will impact hunters and help conserve wildlife populations in the Clearwater area.
Province moves to implement new emergency alert system

Province moves to implement new emergency alert system

County emergency service officials are giving early high marks to the province's new Alberta Emergency Alert (AEA) system, which is jumping head first into the instantaneous world of social media.
MGB to hear Elsner appeal this week

MGB to hear Elsner appeal this week

The Alberta Municipal Government Board will hear the appeal for the defeated Elsner subdivision this week after ruling that the case is within its jurisdiction.
Big Prairie meeting cancellation irks Kemmere

Big Prairie meeting cancellation irks Kemmere

A public meeting intended to explain why the Big Prairie Bridge will not be replaced this year was never held ñ and last week Div. 7 Coun. Al Kemmere asked why not.
Councillor's sister granted rezoning after planning dept. reverses stance

Councillor's sister granted rezoning after planning dept. reverses stance

Mountain View County's planning and development department reversed its position last week on a rezoning application by the sister of Div. 2 Coun. Trish McKean.The application from Nolan and Tamara Ziebarth was to rezone 11.
Hundreds turn out for Water Valley Days

Hundreds turn out for Water Valley Days

A two-day festival featuring a mountain man competition and lawn tractor races drew hundreds of people to Water Valley.The annual Water Valley Days was held Aug. 13-14, with a wide variety of activities taking place around the community core.
Health advisory council seeks members

Health advisory council seeks members

Gerald Ingeveld, a current David Thompson Health Advisory Council member and former Mountain View County councillor, is encouraging area residents to consider applying to serve on the council.
County seeks berm funding after Red Deer River changes channels

County seeks berm funding after Red Deer River changes channels

Mountain View County is looking for some serious money from the province after the Red Deer River southwest of Sundre changed course earlier this year.
Akitas in Didsbury attack to be destroyed

Akitas in Didsbury attack to be destroyed

Two Akita dogs that attacked a man and woman on a Didsbury-area property last month will be destroyed, Crown prosecutor Dave Burroughs said in Didsbury provincial court Friday.
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