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Area firefighters battled strong northerly winds last week, while fighting a structure fire north of Carstairs.On May 23, nearly 15 firefighters from Carstairs and Didsbury responded to a call that came in around 5 p.m.

Hampered during its last budget process by a lack of long-term planning, Mountain View County council has set 15 strategic goals in six key areas.

The Netook Crossing developers' fiscal impact analysis is flawed by unrealistic assumptions, Mountain View County's director of corporate services reported to council's policies and priorities committee last week.

Red Deer County council found itself in a deadlock last week when voting on amendments to a camping bylaw that would legalize campsites on private farmland.The group, missing Div. 6 Coun.

Mountain View County will share in the cost of fire hall repairs in Carstairs but is holding off on approving firefighting equipment purchases until more clarity is reached on levels of service, council decided at its May 16 meeting.

As of last Friday, there were no fire bans in effect in Mountain View and Red Deer counties. The rain and cool weather have minimized the risks of wildfires.

A 47-year-old man charged after two Sundre youths were allegedly lured over the Internet is scheduled to enter a plea in two weeks.

Mountain View County will publish fixed annual dates for road bans if council adopts last week's recommendation from its policies and priorities committee.

Mountain View County administration has been directed to “put serious pressure” on Prodev, the developers of Netook Crossing Business Park, to rectify an ongoing groundwater infiltration problem on the site.

Council has passed an amended Mountain View County animal control bylaw.