Local News

Area United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs Jason Nixon and Nathan Cooper say their party has a workable plan to counter the rise in crime in rural communities. The party released a report last week on rural crime and made a number of recommendations.

Mountain View County’s policies and priorities (P&P) committee has been given an update on a project to create a coffee table book featuring paintings of barns, with accompanying articles, in Mountain View County.

DIDSBURY - A local elderly couple say they have been waiting since 1991 to get the sidewalk in front of their house fixed by the town.

DIDSBURY - A number of residents as well as most town council members came out to hear a recent presentation regarding community policing in Didsbury. The meeting took place at the Didsbury Memorial Complex.

Mountain View County BearSmart Society (MVBS) officials have given the municipality’s policies and priorities committee an update on the group’s activities and plans.

An adult woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle crash south of Didsbury. The cars collided at the intersection of Rge. Rd. 20 and Twp. Rd. 310 on June 29.

DIDSBURY - Local RCMP members have been very busy over the last couple of weeks, dealing with everything from impaired driving to drug possession. Didsbury RCMP Staff Sgt.

Mountain View County’s municipal planning commission has approved a development permit for the removal of sand and gravel from a Sundre-area property in Division 6.

DIDSBURY - A good crowd came out to the first Git on Up GMC vintage truck show held on 19th Street in Didsbury. The event featured more than 100 trucks and close to 300 spectators, according to organizers.

The Mountain View County policies and priorities committee has passed a motion regarding the need for community peace officers (CPOs) to have updated access to Canada Police Information Centre (CPIC) data.