Local News

Veteran Mountain View County councillor and former reeve Al Kemmere took the big plunge last week, announcing his candidacy for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.

More than 1,100 people took in the Didsbury Fair and Rodeo last weekend, and the Didsbury Ag Society members are thrilled with the turnout for the event.ìThe weather was absolutely beautiful.

Mountain View County council has directed administration to prepare flood protection options for the Red Deer River west of Sundre and present them at next week's council meeting.

Health-care providers have a number of tried and proven ways to treat the depression that sometimes comes with trying to quit smoking, says Sundre physician Dr. Hal Irvine.

Plans by Central Alberta Co-op to build a new fertilizer plant outside of Innisfail have ground to a halt due to a dispute with Red Deer County over road improvement costs.

Fish and Wildlife officers are asking for public tips after two male mule deer were shot and left west of Sundre.

An attempt by Reeve Paddy Munro to put a stop to the offsite levy process for Mountain View County's Highway 2/27 development was defeated last Wednesday in a 4-3 vote.

About 130 Morgan and American Saddlebred horses from around the province will be showing off their skills from Sept. 2 to 4 at the MegaDome in Olds during the Alberta Morgan Horse Club annual show.

About half of the fields in Red Deer County have been checked for clubroot ñ and so far nothing has been discovered, said Art Preachuk, agricultural services manager for the county.

Vietnam will be the first Asian country to open its livestock market to Canadian ranchers since 2003, announced agriculture and trade ministers on Aug. 14 at Harvie Farms near Olds.