Local News

Area United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs Jason Nixon and Nathan Cooper both say they support new provincial legislation aimed at countering B.C. government opposition to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Rural crime watch associations across the province are really starting to embrace technology in the fight against criminals, says Gerald Ingeveld.

CARSTAIRS - About 240 people came out to a fundraising event on April 19 at the Carstairs Community Hall to raise money for Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH).

DIDSBURY - Coun. Erhard Poggemiller questioned the procedure regarding the mayor, Rhonda Hunter, being able to write a letter on behalf of council without council's permission at the regular council meeting on April 10.

DIDSBURY - At their regular council meeting on April 10 council members observed a moment of silence for the Humboldt Broncos and local injured player Graysen Cameron.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has defeated a development permit application for an existing aerodrome in the Westcott neighbourhood in Division 4.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission (MPC) has approved a development permit for an existing industrial storage and warehousing facility for equipment parking and sawdust storage just outside Sundre.

Fees for student transportation in the Chinook’s Edge School Division will remain unchanged in the 2018-19 school year after trustees voted on the matter during last week’s board meeting.

CARSTAIRS - At its regular council meeting on April 9, Carstairs council passed a bylaw to change the speed limit on all streets in town to 40 km/h unless otherwise posted, starting on May 1.

CREMONA - At their recent regularly scheduled meeting, councillors were presented with the tax rate bylaw, which passed first and second reading but failed to receive unanimous consent for third reading.