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DIDSBURY - Didsbury RCMP made some recent arrests involving alleged assault cases and impaired driving. On Nov.

DIDSBURY - Council has denied a request from a property owner to provide interest concession on tax arrears paid on a number of industrial lots in town. The owner asked for a concession on the interest paid of $10,501.

Mountain View County (MVC) will be sending a letter to the Town of Sundre asking the town to reconsider its earlier decision to close the recycle centre in the municipality.

Parents across Chinook’s Edge School Division will be able to register their children in kindergarten online starting Jan. 21, officials announced last week.

Mountain View County councillors have reviewed proposed capital projects in the 2019 budget. The update came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Mountain View County (MVC) councillors say they have been fielding numerous calls from residents concerned about the provincial government’s $40-million Bighorn Country proposal.

Mountain View County council has been given an update on a recent regional agricultural service board (ASB) conference, including resolutions passed.

CARSTAIRS - Council approved a subdivision application at its regular council meeting on Nov. 26 after hearing a delegation from Sarah Neilsen of Urban Systems.

Olds-area farmer Jeff Nielsen has been elected chair of the new board of directors of the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). The election represents the beginning of a new governance structure for the national organization.

This Friday, Dec. 7, a South Korean family living in Olds will be leaving the country because their work permits have been revoked for what they and friends are calling some misunderstandings.