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Whacking the fracking operations in Mountain View County for damage to roads and other county infrastructure will not be as easy as imposing a new tax on wells, council learned at last Wednesday's meeting.

Red Deer County council has agreed to help float the Westerner Exposition Association's project, but not with as much money as requested.

The Red Deer Catholic School Division has experienced a preliminary 5.4 per cent increase in enrolment from the end of the 2010-11, the board of trustees heard at its Sept. 6 meeting.

Mountain View County has shelved a proposed business licence but will review the decision early in 2012, council's policies and priorities committee recommended at its Aug. 24 meeting.

The Energy Resources Conservation Board is currently reviewing all its regulations in light of new extraction technology and will make an important announcement soon on the disclosure of chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process, an ERCB off

Like many of the 75 people who attended Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School's (IHES) inaugural open house last week, Michael Moffat came looking for a change.

The provincial government was advising people last week to take precautions at Pine Lake after the presence of blue-green algae was discovered.

The board of the Mountain View Seniors' Housing (MVSH) will be presented with a recommendation on Sept. 22 on what type of governance structure the agency should adopt for its future.

A major developer for the Highway 2/27 area east of Olds said Mountain View County was setting ìa dangerous precedentî after council voted to suspend the offsite levy process, pending reviews of the Municipal Development Plan and 2/27 Area Structure

Mountain View County is hosting an information session this Saturday, Sept. 17 entitled ìWeeds, Woodlots, and Wild Mushrooms.î It will be held at the Water Valley Community Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.