Mountain View County News

The resident visitor program has already started to move away from telephone contacts to more in-person visits

“With this additional funding agreement in place, we can focus on reviewing Alberta-focused applications to the Universal Broadband Fund, enabling us to get shovels in the ground this spring, bringing immediate relief to Alberta across the province,” the Service Alberta minister

Sundre’s fire chief urges people to be properly equipped and monitor controlled burns and campfires

“It’s great to see local groups that have grabbed the bull by the horns and are increasing internet across the area. They are looking forward to seeing how they can get a piece of this $390 million funding to expand it,” said Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Devin Dreeshen

With COVID-19 cases continuing to decline and with more than 97 per cent of AHS employees and 99.8 per cent of physicians now fully vaccinated, Alberta Health minister says the Immunization of Workers for COVID-19 Policy is no longer needed

“The province needs to figure out what they want to govern and be responsible for and then stick to that,” said Mountain View County's reeve. “The issue has been, throughout this pandemic that there hasn’t been clear lines of authority."

Bylaw amendment considered to include DER facilities described as small power plants that use oil and gas facilities to generate electricity of 10 megawatts or less

“If the UCP was serious about protecting our drinking water and downstream jobs, they would enshrine a ban in legislation,” said the NDP critic for energy

“We are deeply concerned that the unintended consequence of RABCCA will transform Olds College from being a destination institution...into a stepping-stone institution for talent, because it is no longer allowed to compensate its leadership in line with other Alberta post-secondary institutions," says Municipal Area Partnership

Opposition says Alberta can’t staff the hospital beds it already has due to the UCP government layoffs of thousands of front-line health-care workers