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The Olds Rural Crime Watch will be able to continue its fan-out initiative after being approved for funding at a recent Mountain View County meeting. Following a presentation to council on Nov.

Clubroot inspections have been completed in both Mountain View County and Red Deer County, and officials say that the results are promising.

A meeting to further discuss the idea of developing a land trust in Mountain View County will be taking place on Dec. 5 at the Mountain View County office.

Mountain View County council has instructed administration to come forward with a plan to inform residents about new provincial regulatory requirements pertaining to abandoned oil wells on rural properties.During the Nov.

Mountain View County council has agreed to continue supporting the Olds-Didsbury-Sundre Rural Crime Watch Association.Association spokersperson Dave Sharek appeared before council on Nov.

The Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP) for the Red Deer River Watershed is well underway, officials said.

Mountain View County councillors plan to bring up several issues when they meet with provincial government ministers and department heads at this week's Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C) conference in Edmonton, says Ree

The Red Deer Catholic Regional School Board has approved the continuation of a pilot project that sees students in three schools attend full day, every day kindergarten.The project is in place for the current school year.

R.J. Steenstra, CEO of the Red Deer Airport Authority, said flights have increased 25 per cent to 40,000 aircraft operations this year to date, even in the face of falling cadet usage.

A multi-stakeholder committee trying to address flooding concerns on the Red Deer River from west of Sundre to Gleniffer Lake has gathered more than 200 letters from area residents and is now waiting to hear when committee members can deliver the let