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Concerns of residents raised about the proposed reopening of the former Ross gravel pit west of Sundre have been heard and addressed, according to the company behind the project. Last week West-Can Seal Coating Inc.

Since December of 2010, the David Thompson Health Region Advisory Council (DTHRAC) has been working with residents and health service representatives to improve health-care services across the region.

A month after presenting Alberta cabinet ministers Diana McQueen and Doug Griffiths with 160 letters calling for flood protection work along the Red Deer River, the Sundre-based Red Deer River Quality Control Committee has officially disbanded.

Until further decisions are made by Alberta Municipal Affairs regarding governance in the Village of Cremona, Mountain View County and Cremona will continue to abide by their existing fire services agreement, officials say.

Work is nearing completion on the Sundre Petroleum Operator's Group (SPOG)'s long-awaited best practices performance measures document for hydraulic fracking, say officials.

A farm safety program that gives students in West Central Alberta and elsewhere tips about keeping out of harm's way on farms and ranches is doing a great job, members of the Mountain View County Agricultural Service Board (ASB) said last week.

About 60 people attended a public information meeting at the Mountain View County office on March 19 to discuss ways to conserve and promote the district's many historic buildings and other infrastructure.

Residents and area officials packed Water Valley Community Hall on March 15 for an open house hosted by Mountain View County (MVC), where a panel of county officials endeavoured to explain the issues surrounding a fire services agreement between the

Fish and Wildlife officers are asking for public tips after several illegal bear baiting barrels were found in the Bearberry area northwest of Sundre last week.

Red Deer County mayor Jim Wood says he is generally pleased with the 2013 provincial budget, and in particular with the fact that there won't be a cut to the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) program.