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There's something all those 110,000 folks beavering away for Alberta Health Services instinctively understand. That is their allotted place on the org chart. Forget about Hippocratic oaths and duties of care.

When Mother's Day looms on the horizon, I admit that I have mixed feelings. My mom now sits in long-term care, mostly asleep or unaware of the person she once was.

DIDSBURY - Didsbury RCMP will be getting its new detachment commander on May 23. Staff Sgt. Chad Fournier is looking forward to leading the detachment and getting to know the area and the residents.

It was a day early, April 30, but the spirit on the Alberta legislature grounds was the same as International Workers' Day held each year on May 1 in Europe.

Mountain View County council has authorized the CAO to enter into a new 10-year agreement with the Westward Ho Campers Association for the operation of the Westward Ho campground. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

DIDSBURY - At the regular council meeting on April 25, council passed the tax rate bylaw (bylaw 2017-05) with no increase in all assessment classes. This is the third year in a row that Didsbury has seen no increase in the tax rate.

Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) officials have responded to a Mountain View County (MVC) notice of cessation of membership.

DIDSBURY - Didsbury Search and Rescue (DSAR) is one of those invaluable organizations that don't often get credit. Volunteers give up their own free time to search in the backcountry for missing individuals so they can be returned to their families.

CARSTAIRS - Minor baseball is booming in Carstairs with registration numbers rising in recent years. Carstairs teams are part of the Chinook Baseball League and play against teams from all around the region.

CREMONA - At the regular council meeting on April 18, council approved the 2017 capital budget for the village. Council also approved the tax rate bylaw, which would see no increases.