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Red Deer County has launched a second recent survey to gather public input about the local economy. In July the county released a survey seeking input on such things as future business development priorities.

Lots of plants in your garden or around Olds – even dandelions – can be made into medicines, according to Jenni Cyman.

Former Mountain View County resident Lowell Taylor is a contestant on Season 4 of the Amazing Race Canada with his wife Julie.

Red Deer County council has approved a plan by two service clubs to create a community ball diamonds facility. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun, Alberta politics included.

Providing healthy habitats for pollinators is a good way to protect and promote the food supply, according to Cynthia Pohl.

Alberta's rural municipalities are ready to submit a number of recommendations to the provincial government regarding the revised Municipal Government Act (MGA), says Al Kemmere, president of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Countie

A Mountain View County councillor who sat in during the Sundre Greenwood Neighbourhood Place Society's annual general meeting last year was captivated by the group's commitment to community. “It's a fantastic organization,” said Coun.

At the recent Mountain View County policies and priorities committee meeting, Aurora Cannabis Inc. officials announced intentions to expand its 55,200-square-foot medical marijuana production facility near Cremona.

Mountain View County (MVC) staff are arranging a workshop to learn how a local provider can improve Internet access for residents and businesses.