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CARSTAIRS - More than 200 Grade 3 and 4 students performed a song called One Dream during the Remembrance Ceremony at Hugh Sutherland School on Nov. 7.

Mountain View County councillors have discussed a proposal that would see emergency social services and emergency management in the province amalgamated into a single government ministry. The discussion occurred during the Nov.

Come the next provincial election Jason Kenney will be cast as right of Adolf Hitler while Rachel Notley will be portrayed as dimmer than Daffy Duck.

Hundreds of people of all ages took part in Remembrance Day ceremonies across the region, expressing gratitude to the nation's war dead and recognizing past and current serving Canadian Armed Forces members.

Area farmers and ranchers should be encouraged to provide input on how new occupational health and safety rules could impact their operations, according to Duncan Milne, a Mountain View County agricultural service board (ASB) member.

CARSTAIRS/DIDSBURY - A number of farmers from the Carstairs and Didsbury area have helped out with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) again this year.

A two-year long highway signage enforcement project has wrapped up in Mountain View County, with a total of 163 signs removed during the process.

After a frantic and in some cases surprising municipal election, it's time for all the new councils to get to work. All the great speeches and votes in the world are now behind us. It's time to step up to the plate and show what you're made off.

DIDSBURY - A couple of horse enthusiasts are in the process of forming a new 4-H club in the Didsbury area. Co-organizer Kerry Johnston said the club they belonged to previously had changed direction.

Nathan Cooper, the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills United Conservative Party (UCP) MLA, says he is looking forward to getting down to work in his new Community and Social Services, Democracy and Accountability critic portfolio.