Local News

DIDSBURY - The new owner of the former United Church manse has pulled her request to have the building designated a municipal historic resource.

DIDSBURY - Any plans to add lawn bowling to the Memorial Complex grounds project will have to wait after council tied votes twice, thus defeating two separate motions.

The Town of Didsbury main municipal office officially moved July 17 and re-opened July 19 in its new location at 1606-14 St. It now houses the Town of Didsbury administration staff, council chambers and Didsbury Neighborhood Place.

There was a great turnout for both sessions of the Didsbury Library Expansion Committee's visioning workshops held at the new municipal office building on July 20.

DIDSBURY - Close to 100 people came out to a couple of different visioning workshops on July 20 to discuss the plans for library expansion.

With the confirmation of whirling disease in Mountain View County, area waterway-users are being encouraged to help stop the spread of the fatal fish disease.

CARSTAIRS - Development growth in the town is picking up according to the number of building permits issued during the first half of 2017.

Horseback riders make their way down 10th Avenue in Carstairs during the annual Beef and Barley Days parade.

Teresa Cutts of Crestomere 4-H has her witch's broom chewed on by her sheep during Summer Synergy, a youth agricultural symposium and competition held in Olds mid-July. The event also featured various 4-H provincial competitions.

A fleet of cars pulls out of the Aardvark Car Wash in Carstairs during the third annual Suicide Awareness Cruze.