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If Chinook's Edge students join a planned walkout on May 3 to protest the soon to be governing United Conservative Party's stance on gay-straight alliances, their right to speak out on the issue will be supported by superintendent Kurt Sacher, but no

The Mork family has been recognized for one hundred years on an original farmstead in Mountain View County. Family members were presented with the county’s Century Farm Plaque during a ceremony in council chambers on April 24.

Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH) officials have met with representatives from Alberta Health Services (AHS) regarding the future of contracts at local seniors' housing facilities.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has approved health project funding totalling $62,369 for a number of community groups. The move came by way of motion during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Mountain View County council has set the public hearing date for the proposed new inter-municipal development plan between the county and the MD of Bighorn. The plan received first reading during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

CARSTAIRS -- At its regular meeting on April 8 council approved four borrowing bylaws for Mandalay, the quarter section of land between Hugh Sutherland School and the campground in Carstairs on the east side of Highway 2A.

INNISFAIL – RCMP have laid a manslaughter charge against a local man in connection to an incident outside the Innisfail Hotel earlier this week. At about 10:30 p.m.

École Olds High School alumna Ashley Anderson had the opportunity to be a part of the Daughters of the Vote program as the delegate from Red Deer­-Mountain View.

DIDSBURY -- Following a public hearing and some discussion, council approved first reading of a motion to rescind the old land use bylaw (2013-03) and to adopt the new land use bylaw (2019-04).

Mountain View County (MVC) council has approved the purchase of a replacement of the Sundre fire rescue trailer at a total cost of $33,433, with the county covering 80 per cent of the cost ($26,7456).