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WATER VALLEY - Mountain View County council has been presented with the results of a survey of residents regarding crime in the Water Valley district.

CARSTAIRS - Town of Carstairs council has given approval for a fence and related signs to be built at the Pawsitive Haven Animal Rescue (PHAR) facility in town. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Rodeo season is in full swing around the province. Carstairs's Beef & Barley Days is quickly approaching and this year the theme is a salute to STARS. They ask that you wear red in support of this extremely important and valuable service.

The Village of Cremona council has passed a motion to have the municipality entered into an emergency management agreement with Mountain View County. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The Village of Cremona council has come out in support of Mountain View County’s call for the province to reconsider plans for a proposed overweight, oversized vehicle route in the district.

The first National Oil Policy (NOP), released on Feb.1, 1961, proposed increasing western Canadian production from 600,000 to 800,000 barrels of oil per day in two years with more domestic consumption.

Mountain View County council has approved the purchase of a new Sundre backcountry fire rescue trailer at a total cost to the county of $37,784. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

More than 1,000 people attended the seventh annual Breakfast on the Dairy Farm open farm event, held this year at VandenBroke Dairy east of Olds. “It was 8:30 a.m. and all we could see was a long line of cars coming in off the road.

The Bowhay family, which has owned and operated a mixed farming operation south of Sundre for many years, has been presented with the Mountain View County's family farm award. The award was made during a ceremony at the July 3 county council meeting.

The provincial government’s decision announced this week to enable short-term relief to the Alberta shallow gas industry is welcome news, says Al Kemmere, president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta and a Mountain View County councillor.