Local News

Mountain View County council has received public comments regarding proposed amendments to the land use bylaw, including in the area of cannabis production and sale.

INNISFAIL – The Alberta Party is serious about the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake riding.

INNISFAIL – The Alberta Party has chosen its candidate for the anticipated byelection in the riding of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake later this year. Abigail Douglass, 23, was selected by the party in a nomination meeting on May 23 in Sylvan Lake.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Opera House has been restored -- at least in miniature form. Resident Kevin Bentley has built a replica of the opera house, which operated in town in the early 1900s.

Mountain View County council has approved funding allocations for a number of local organizations under the municipality’s health-care support grant program. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

About 120 people, including many youngsters, attended the annual Mountain View BearSmart Society (MVBS) Family Fun Day at Elkton Valley Campground.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Elks recently donated a comfort kit for pediatric patients to the Didsbury Hospital. Several Elks members were on hand at the hospital on May 22 for the donation.

Mountain View County council has approved a strategic plan for 2018-2021. The move came by way of motion at the recent regularly scheduled meeting. The plan was created with the assistance of Finley & Associates.

Mountain View County councillors have given first reading to a bylaw that would establish the updated South Carstairs Area Structure Plan (ASP) and set the related public hearing date.

DIDSBURY - A local resident attacked by a neighbour's dog in 2014 is calling for the resignation of Mayor Rhonda Hunter and CAO Harold Northcott, alleging they have both failed in the current handling of the incident.