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A section of the Town of Olds sewage lagoons in Mountain View County will be designated for the town's emergency storage as part of the new regional wastewater system, the county has agreed in a letter of understanding with the South Red Deer Regiona

Mountain View County's departing planning director has accepted a position to head the City of Regina's planning and sustainability department.

The federal and provincial governments have announced a $3.3-million investment from Canada's Economic Action Plan toward a Crop Pest Surveillance System for Alberta.

Despite a challenging economic climate in 2010, the Mountain View Credit Union was able to return $1.5 million to members last year.

Foggy, freezing weather and snow-drifted roads took their toll on the first Mountain View County councillor open house of the season, held at Carstairs Community Centre Thursday night.The event drew fewer than a dozen and a half people.

Nathan Petherick is broadening his reach to include all of Central Alberta.

A cross-section of community members discussed health-care-related concerns during three area meetings this month.Alberta Health Services is in the process of hosting community and rural engagement sessions in 85 communities across the province.

The final numbers are in and Mountain View County's budget is $365,000 short.

After last year's wet summer and fall and this year's March snowfall, Red Deer County staff is expecting one of the busiest spring cleanups in a number of years.

A seasonal scam, that targets seniors and rural residents, is just around the corner and will likely show up in Mountain View County within the next month.