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Mountain View County council has passed its 2015 capital budget, which calls for total spending of $18,775,400, down by about $1.4 million from 2014. The approval came during the regularly scheduled council meeting on Dec. 10.

New research into Johne's disease is aiding in the understanding of a threat to the dairy industry. A recent three-year study into how age and bacterial load affect all dairy cows led by Jeroen De Buck found that all cows are susceptible to infection. Previously, it was thought that cattle six months of age and younger were most susceptible to the cause of the disease.

The Canada Summer Jobs 2015 program is now accepting applications from Central Alberta employers for funding to non-profit, public-sector employers, and small businesses.

The U.S. decision to appeal an Oct.

Town of Sundre council has once again applied for mediation in a dispute with Mountain View County council, but county reeve Bruce Beattie says it's not necessary.

Transport Canada's and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's announcement that minimum volume requirements for the rail transportation of grain will remain in place until at least the end of March is welcome news for the region's agriculture industry, s

Thirty-five performers took part in the Meadow Creek Equestrian Vaulting Club Funfest southeast of Olds on Nov. 29, despite bitterly cold weather in the region that day.

The Chinook's Edge School Division (CESD) is in good financial shape despite a $369,000 drop in accumulated surplus, according to treasurer Susan Roy. A special meeting of the CESD board was held on Nov.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has declared a whooping cough outbreak in the province's central zone following a spike in cases. A bacterial infection, whooping cough or pertussis can lead to pneumonia, seizures, brain damage or death.

The Olds-based Wild Horses of Alberta Society (WHOAS) has entered into an agreement with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) regarding free-roaming horses west of Sundre. The five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) is now in effect and will run through November 2019. "The agreement allows WHOAS to undertake two experimental programs to help control feral horse populations," ESRD spokesperson Duncan MacDonnell told the Gazette.