Local News

The Mountain View County (MVC) policies and priorities committee has been given an update on the activities of the Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ). The review came during the committee's recent regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers.

DIDSBURY – To commemorate International Women's Day on March 6, a local group held a networking dinner at 582 Patio and Grill in Didsbury. Organizer Christina Ray said the dinner was a great chance for local women to get together and socialize.

DIDSBURY – The Didsbury Municipal Library held an open house and volunteer appreciation event on March 6 at the library. Staff honoured volunteers by having them select a new book in their name.

Alberta Transportation will look at the possibility of constructing a traffic roundabout at the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 22 on the western boundary of the Town of Sundre with Mountain View County.

Reversing the recent rise in rural crime across Alberta will require a concerted effort from both the provincial and federal governments, says United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney.

Billy Graham's funeral on March 2 was, first and foremost, an American event, preceded by a lying in state in the rotunda of the Capitol building in Washington. However, Rev.

Many Mountain View County (MVC) residents are increasingly frustrated with criminals targeting farms, ranches, private homes and businesses in the region, says Reeve Bruce Beattie. Speaking following a special council meeting on Feb.

CREMONA – The Cremona village council has rescinded 12 policies that were no longer pertinent to the village. The move came during council's recent regularly scheduled meeting.

DIDSBURY – A Didsbury-area resident who received national attention last year after being dismissed from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. for posting revealing social media photos and other violations is competing for Miss Canada.

Mountain View County (MVC) Deputy Reeve Angela Aalbers has been appointed as the county's representative on the Sundre Forest Products Public Involvement Round Table (SPIRT) advisory group.