Local News

CARSTAIRS - A local author has penned a novel for a book series celebrating Canada's 150th birthday.

CARSTAIRS/CREMONA/DIDSBURY - The latest Statistics Canada census (2016) has been released and Didsbury has passed the 5,000 mark, while Carstairs broke the 4,000 mark.

Anyone who still had the slightest illusion that if energy prices rebound sharply then the Alberta government will rapidly move towards a balanced budget just had their faint hopes crushed under a rather delicate foot.

The top Canadian 2016 census numbers were released last week and now we know the score. Alberta has a population of four million. Calgary is the fourth largest city in Canada behind Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

Mountain View County council has voted to establish a committee to review the municipality's policies, procedures and bylaws. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

DIDSBURY - A group of local residents took in the Collective Kitchen Training course at Didsbury High School on Feb. 4. The course was put on by the Mountain View Community Adult Learning Society.

CREMONA - The Cremona Community Chest is once again set to help out a number of charities through door-to-door soliciting. Cremona and area residents can expect to see volunteers at their doorstep in April asking for a donation of any size.

Excessive speeding and distracted driving continue to pose significant dangers to Mountain View County residents and visitors alike, says Reeve Bruce Beattie.

DIDSBURY - Winger Raegen Keim, a 16-year-old rookie on the Mountainview Colts, is following in his father's footsteps, or rather skate strides.

CARSTAIRS/CREMONA/DIDSBURY - The groundhog has spoken and if a certain rodent can be believed, we are in for six more weeks of winter. Judging from the recent cold snap and dumps of snow, it looks like Balzac Billy was correct.