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Susan Roy earns professional award of excellence

Susan Roy earns professional award of excellence

Former public school treasurer wins second major award in two years for having gone ‘above and beyond’ her day-to-day duties
Mountain View County's tax payment incentive working

Mountain View County's tax payment incentive working

Mountain View County collected $27,236,554 in advance of the June 28, 2024 deadline and $26,635,718 in the same period in 2023
Commentary: There are other airlines in the sky

Commentary: There are other airlines in the sky

Maybe passengers would prefer booking with a non-unionized airline and feel more secure they’ll actually board a plane?
ROAD REPORT: Commute road conditions, Highway 2 traffic cameras

ROAD REPORT: Commute road conditions, Highway 2 traffic cameras

Get a look at your commute - click for up-to-date conditions map and road cameras
High school students off to Olds police academy

High school students off to Olds police academy

Cst. Mitch Price, who helped set up the camp, which shows youth what policing is all about, said such academies have worked elsewhere so he thought it would in Olds too
Change allows for more public input during Mountain View County hearings

Change allows for more public input during Mountain View County hearings

The updated Section 2.05 now reads: “Public hearing shall allow input on facts and opinions from the public and an opportunity for council to ask questions from the public and administration in an effort to receive further information prior to deliberations.”
Quebec - Alberta friendship percolates in the Olds area

Quebec - Alberta friendship percolates in the Olds area

Senior Alberta representative to Ottawa James Carpenter hosted a gathering of businesspeople and politicians
Town of Bowden's new CAO is a familiar face

Town of Bowden's new CAO is a familiar face

Former CAO Rudy Friesen left to become CAO of Brazeau County
Too hot to farm

Too hot to farm

Farmers need physical, legal protection against extreme heat
Black bear accesses human food at Lake Minnewanka in Banff, warning in effect

Black bear accesses human food at Lake Minnewanka in Banff, warning in effect

A black bear ate human food off a picnic table at Lake Minnewanka Loop and has been returning to the area, prompting the warning.
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