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The Mountain View County policies and priorities committee has received an update on a proposed water transmission line-twinning project by the Mountain View Regional Water Services Commission.

The Mountain View County (MVC) policies and priorities committee has reviewed a proposal to create a new crime prevention initiative grant policy. The move came during the committee’s recent regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers.

Mountain View County’s policies and priorities committee has reviewed a draft of a proposed new council code of conduct bylaw for the municipality. The move came during the committee’s recent regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers.

About 300 archers of all ages descended upon Sundre this weekend for the 2018 Canadian Indoor 3D Archery Championships.

About 60 residents attended an information open house at the Sundre Legion on April 24 put on by Mountain View County.

CARSTAIRS - A local massage therapist charged after allegedly secretly videotaping his clients has pleaded not guilty and will go to trial in the fall. Mark Henning Oliver Blessmann faces two counts of voyeurism.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has approved an increase to the aggregate payment levy to be phased in over two years. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting. Effective July 2018, the levy will increase from $0.

Many residents from across the county attended a one-day farm and rural security trade show in Cremona on April 28.

Mountain View County crews dealt with numerous overland flooding issues last week, said Ryan Morrison, assistant director of operational services.

Close to 100 students from across the region attended a one-day information workshop at Olds College to find out more about the many careers open to them in the agriculture industry.