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Mountain View County (MVC) agricultural service board members have been asked to come up with suggested properties and facilities that could be part of the planned 2017 agriculture summer tour.

Mountain View County has recognized five top students in the region with its annual citizenship awards, which were presented during a ceremony at the county office on July 13.

Exquisite cuisine and tastes, local food, farmers and others will all be a part of this year's Taste Of Markerville culinary tourism project.

Re: "Brexit Holds Lesson for Canada", July 5 Gazette p. 8. I submit the other side of the story, which may show the true lesson, not the media bias toward the outcome of the British Exit Referendum.

Mountain View County has entered into a new five-year operating and occupancy agreement with the Olds Didsbury Flying Association (ODFA). The move was approved during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The new Municipal Agriculture Disaster Declaration Guide being developed by Alberta's rural municipalities should be a useful tool for communities dealing with future flooding and other emergencies, say officials.

A number of agricultural producers submitted claims following intense weather over the Canada Day long weekend, when certain parts of the province were affected by strong winds, heavy hailstorms and even funnel clouds.

The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development application for unserviced RV campsites at a golf course between Olds and Sundre. The approval came during the commission's recent July 7 regularly scheduled meeting.

More than 450 people have attended a charity fundraising event at the Madden Hall in support of an injured neighbour and friend. Jeff Fenton, 53, was seriously hurt in a fall from scaffolding on March 31 on a property in the Dogpound-Cremona area.

Seven farms and other operations in Mountain View and Red Deer counties will be taking part in the fourth annual Alberta Open Farm Days agriculture and tourism promotion event next month, officials announced last week. Scheduled for Aug.