Local News

RCMP contract under discussion With Didsbury hitting the 5,000 population mark recently, the town will soon need to pay for its own policing service.

INNISFAIL – Fishermen heading out to the Gleniffer Lake area will notice some unique additions to help them better dispose of unuseable line. The Innisfail Fish and Game Association recently introduced a new fishing line recycling program.

There’s no mistaking what killed four longhorns at a Mountain View County feedlot last week, says a slightly surprised cattleman.

On a farm near Carstairs, a husband and wife team take a dynamic approach to how they produce food – a biodynamic approach, that is.

1973 – MLA CRITICAL OF GOVERNMENT Area Social Credit MLA Bob Clark has some critical things to say about the new PC government of Peter Lougheed. In a front-page story Clark called on the government to do a better job funding schools.

DIDSBURY - Didsbury's 3rd annual Days of Yore re-enactment festival returns on the August long weekend with more groups than ever. The unique festival, which is organized by the Mountain View Arts Society, will be held Aug.

DIDSBURY - Crews have begun renovations to the main entrance of the Didsbury hospital necessitating a temporary new entrance to be established.

Lisa Nicholson, founder of Hope 4 MVC Kids Society, is on a tour of the region giving presentations to municipal councils about the county organization. She recently gave a presentation to Didsbury council on July 24.

Grain grading changes The Canadian Grain Commission is reminding grain producers and industry of changes to the Official Grain Grading Guide and variety designation lists coming into effect on Aug. 1.

Do you know where the ingredients of your dinner are from? As demand for local food grows, more and more people do, in fact, know where the ingredients for their meals come from. Some get their produce at their local farmers market.