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In light of recent railway derailments – including the Gainford derailment near Edmonton on Oct. 19 and the July 6 derailment at Lac-Megantic, Que.

Fracking protests are not expected in the Mountain View County area, with area companies working to keep the community informed about activities and projects in the region, according to Tracey McCrimmon, executive director of Sundre Petroleum Operato

A computer-based program being used across the Chinook's Edge School Division is giving parents instant information on the scholastic progress of their children.

Red Deer County council has given final reading to a bylaw establishing a new area structure plan for the 900-acre Red Deer Regional Airport area. During the Oct.

Hunters in Mountain View County are encouraged to donate meat to people in need, through a provincewide program, which has recently been introduced to the area.

An informational discussion about clubroot management and prevention drew roughly 40 local producers to the Penhold Memorial Hall last week.

Recounts in two Red Deer County divisions have confirmed the Oct. 21 voting results, resulting in the election of Connie Huelsman in Division 4 and Don Church in Division 3, officials said Oct. 22. On Oct.

Incumbent Connie Huelsman has been re-elected as Chinook's Edge School Division trustee in the Bowden/Spruce View Ward 5, according to unofficial results released Monday night.

There will be recounts in two of the six divisions in Red Deer County after ties in both Division 3 and Division 4, returning officer Nancy Lougheed told the Gazette.

Al Kemmere has been re-elected to a fourth term in Mountain View County's Division 7, soundly defeating challenger Steve Algra in the Oct. 21 election. According to unofficial results, Kemmere garnered 263 votes against Algra's 118.