Local News

Weed inspections in the county are well underway for 2018, according to the legislative, community and agricultural services report presented to the policies and priorities committee last week.

Mountain View County’s policies and priorities committee has been given an update on the activities and plans of the recently formed Olds Citizens on Patrol Society (OCPS).

INNISFAIL - David Inscho is the latest and last candidate to enter the provincial byelection campaign. Inscho, 62, of St. Paul, is a former farmer and heavy equipment operator and has worked in commercial construction across northern Alberta.

CARSTAIRS - Town council has approved a change to the municipality’s emergency management bylaw. The move came by way of motions at the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The creation of the Olds College Smart Farm is great news for agricultural producers in the region and across Canada, says Olds-area farmer Jeff Nielsen, president of the Grain Growers Canada of (GGC) and a director on the Alberta Barley Commission (

Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier says ensuring that producers selling food products labelled organic are now required to be certified is good for consumers.

DIDSBURY - West-Can Seal Coating Inc. (WCS), headquartered in Didsbury, is concerned about a lack of local support from the Town of Didsbury, says owner Andrew Arnill.

DIDSBURY – Town council has voted to authorize two letters of support for grant applications being made by the Wild Rose Humane Society. The move came during the June 26 council meeting.

DIDSBURY – Town council has approved a project to recognize a seven-year-old girl who died in a still-unsolved hit and run in town on Aug. 26, 1968.

Mountain View County council has approved an amendment to the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission agreement. The move came by way of motion at the June 27 council meeting.