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Mountain View County’s policies and priorities committee has passed a motion recommending that council instruct administration to put forward amendments to the Parks bylaw to include provisions for public consumption of cannabis.

A 47-year-old Carstairs man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting that he shot and killed an ex-girlfriend at her request in Calgary in 2016. Joseph D’Arcy Schluter entered the plea in Court of Queen’s Bench on June 15.

The Mountain View County (MVC) agricultural service board has been asked to provide comment on the issue of agricultural plastics management in Alberta.

Residents are being encouraged to provide input into changes being proposed to the Mountain View County (MVC) land use bylaw, says Reeve Bruce Beattie.

INNISFAIL – The race is on. Voters in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake will go to the polls for a byelection on July 12. The campaign to choose Innisfail-Sylvan Lake’s next MLA, replacing former MLA Don MacIntyre, began on June 14.

DIDSBURY - Didsbury council was told by the president of Essentials for Our Community that the town is in dire need of affordable community housing.

Katarina Colosino, outgoing Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) with the 3025 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, was recognized during last weekend's ceremonial review for seven years as a cadet, all with the Didsbury-based group.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has passed a motion in support of Coun. Al Kemmere’s possible bid for a third straight term as the president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Association.

CARSTAIRS - The Carstairs Heritage Centre has a new curator. Meggi Mah came from Saskatchewan to take over as curator-manager on June 1. She told the Gazette that so far she is enjoying the job and the community.

Mountain View County (MVC) council has passed a motion calling on the steering committee overseeing the updating of the Eagle Valley area structure plan (ASP) to hold a second open house soon. The move came during the June 13 council meeting.