Local News

DIDSBURY - A local youth attended the recent War Amps 2017 Western Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Calgary, which brought together young amputees from across the western provinces.

DIDSBURY - It was a chilling surprise for council members to learn of an extra cost of $51,659.96 the town was on the hook for extra repair costs outside the original cost to replace the chiller at the ice plant at the Didsbury Memorial Complex.

In an effort to help meet its yearly need for about 300,000 tonnes of gravel, Mountain View County council has approved the redesignation of a 160-acre parcel of land immediately west of Sundre from agriculture district to aggregate extraction/proces

Sundre Municipal Library officials have given Mountain View County councillors an update on activities at the facility. The review came during the recent policies and priorities committee meeting.

When it comes to Premier Rachel Notley's much-ballyhooed social licence it certainly doesn't appear as though Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre wanted a deep dish of it to augment his poutine.

When we get together as families on our special days, Thanksgiving, Christmas, anniversaries or birthdays, we don't consider that we are creating memories and traditions for the younger generation.

Five Mountain View County youth rodeo athletes are scheduled to compete in the 2017 Rodeo's Future Championships in Edmonton next month. They are Court Nugent, Regan Tebb, Reese Wilson, Cayden Cyrankeiwic and Jayce McKean.

CARSTAIRS - Lance Colby is pleased to be re-elected (unofficially) as mayor of Carstairs for a fourth term with a very familiar council. Colby told the Gazette there are a number of issues that council would like to continue working on.

CARSTAIRS - The Town of Carstairs council will look very familiar with the incumbent mayor and five incumbent councillors elected, according to unofficial results released Monday night.

Melissa Copley has been elected as Chinook's Edge School Division trustee in Ward 9 (Carstairs/Cremona), defeating incumbent Sheldon Ball, according to unofficial results released Monday night.