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Load hauling through Red Deer County for oversized and overweight loads will soon be an easier prospect with the official adoption of Transportation Routing And Vehicle Information System Multi Jurisdiction (TRAVIS-MJ) at a recent county council meet

Farmers and ranchers who need an extra hand this summer are in luck, with the government of Alberta rolling out the 2014 Summer Farm Employment Program.

Assessment values in Mountain View County have increased in four of five property classes over the past year, the county's policies and priorities committee heard April 2.

The recommendations of the Mountain View County committee that examined the future of aggregate extraction, including from gravel pits, in the county have been presented to the county's policies and priorities committee.

In a dramatic reversal, the Alberta government has agreed to restore funding that was cut earlier this year for outreach services to help special needs students in Central Alberta.

Fire chiefs around the region are applauding the provincial government's move to increase the fees that fire departments charge for responding to crash scenes.

Resolutions passed at the recent Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C) convention, including one calling for changes to the provincial wildlife damage compensation program, will hopefully prompt the provincial government to

With bears now coming out of hibernation in West Central Alberta, Sundre Fish and Wildlife officers are asking for public tips regarding possible illegal bear baiting.

The Chinook's Edge School Division is expected to take a serious look within the next year at the way elementary and middle school students are graded.

Mountain View County will be sending representatives to an upcoming provincial symposium regarding flood mitigation and prevention, says Deputy Reeve Patricia McKean. The Alberta Watershed Management Symposium will be held in Calgary on April 29.