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A month after being sentenced to four years for the shooting death of her husband, Heather Wilson Duncan, 63, has launched an appeal of her conviction. Wilson Duncan's lawyer, Jim Butlin, filed the appeal with the Alberta Court of Appeal on Jan. 6.

The multi-stakeholder committee overseeing proposed changes to Mountain View County's land use bylaw has wrapped up its work and sent the changes to council for possible first reading Jan. 22.

The partial collapse of a dairy farm building in Mountain View County just east of Didsbury highlights the need for residents to be aware of the danger of roofs overloaded with snow, says the owner. "Mum heard a big bang,î said Mike Moran.

The Mountain View County committee looking into the future of aggregate extraction in the municipality could make recommendations to county council following a meeting this week.

Students at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools have helped raise $70,000 for emergency relief following the Typhoon Haiyan disaster in the Philippines.

Behind the Alberta oil producers' pipeline dilemma in 2014 -- the stalled Northern Gateway and Keystone projects -- are three simple obstacles. Alberta oil is the "swing" supply for the United States.

Red Deer County council has approved facility capital assistance grants for 14 community groups. In all, almost $250,000 will be distributed.

The recently re-formed Red Deer River Quality Control Committee is concerned that heavy snow in the region this winter has significantly increased the risk of spring flooding, says chairman Myron Thompson.

Mountain View County councillors are scheduled to review proposed new terms of reference for an updated Bearberry-Red Deer River corridor area structure plan.

It was 70 years ago when Elmo Johnson got his first railway job at the Benalto station.