Local News

Mountain View County council has adopted an updated vision statement and strategic goals, both of which Reeve Bruce Beattie says will help guide future council decisions and directions.

Mountain View County councillors have OK'd financing for the repair of a cattle bridge in the county's Division 2. Located in the Dogpound area between range roads 34 and 35, the bridge was built more than 100 years ago.

Motorists are reminded to follow all the safety rules when transporting or otherwise encountering farm equipment on area highways and roads.

Members of Mountain View County's municipal planning commission (MPC) have made comments on a new rural commercial district designation being proposed for the county.

Mountain View and Red Deer county farmers are being encouraged to be on the lookout for herbicide resistant weeds in their fields this spring.

The Medicine River Wildlife Centre (MRWC) west of Bowden is going green, say officials.

Canadian Pacific (CP) is upgrading its rail lines from Calgary to Edmonton as part of its ongoing efforts to increase customer service and track maintenance.

A recent telephone scammer's scheme might have been inspired by a legitimate RCMP practice of executing warrants related to outstanding fines, say officials.

The 64-year-old James River Bridge could be closing in the next few years, say officials.

Newly announced plans to help farmers and feedlot operators finance shelterbelts on their respective properties is a good step, says Mountain View County's deputy reeve.