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If the NDP is to follow up its 2015 election victory with re-election in 2019, the municipal elections will provide the first reliable indication.

Mountain View County council has approved land use amendments related to alternative/renewable energy developments. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

CARSTAIRS - Residents had an opportunity to see and hear from all the candidates for mayor and council on Oct. 3 at the community hall. The forum was organized by the Carstairs Chamber of Commerce. The vote goes Oct.

A 39-year-old woman charged following a motor vehicle crash in Mountain View County more than two years ago that killed two men and seriously injured another woman will be sentenced in January. Jennifer Dawn Black pleaded guilty on Oct.

DIDSBURY - There were a number of residents at the recent regular council meeting that were upset about the delay in the skate park project in Didsbury.

Albertans are seeing the character and quality of the new United Conservative Party (UCP) for the first time during its first leadership campaign.

I was reading a novel set in an overstuffed yarn shop, where classes were held. Every imaginable course seemed to be offered: spinning, weaving, felting, dyeing wool, knitting, etc.

Mountain View County council has received an update on administration's decision to move forward with the replacement of street lights in the municipality with new, more efficient LED lights.

Mountain View County council has passed a motion to hire Jeff Holmes as the municipality's new CAO. The move came during the council's regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 27.

CARSTAIRS-DIDSBURY - The mayoral candidates in Didsbury and Carstairs have discussed some of their views on municipal taxation issues.