Local News

The Didsbury-based 3025 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps held its annual ceremonial review at Didsbury High School on June 13.

CARSTAIRS - The Town of Carstairs is the first municipality in Mountain View County to ban the consumption of cannabis in any public place – if and when recreational cannabis use becomes legal in Canada.

DIDSBURY - At its recent regular council meeting, Didsbury council voted to defeat a motion to write a letter of support for the Wild Rose Humane Society.

CARSTAIRS - Although the process took a little longer than she had originally hoped, Carstairs-area youngster Claire Pedersen can now open her lemonade stand for business. The end-goal of the venture is to raise money for skiing, she said.

Mountain View County council has approved an updated public participation policy following input from residents. The move came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Mountain View County will use $50,000 recently made available by the provincial government for flood mitigation effort that will be used to upgrade water infrastructure in Cremona, says Reeve Bruce Beattie.

Mountain View County council has approved a total of $20,500 in funding requests for area visitor information centres. The move came by way of motion at the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta Association (RMA) – formerly called the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties – has set out its official position on rural crime and the need for rural communities to work with police and others t

DIDSBURY - After many months of tireless effort by volunteers, the new Wild Rose Humane Society (WRHS) animal shelter in Didsbury is set to open.

Mountain View Credit Union (MVCU) members have overwhelmingly come out in support of the amalgamation with Calgary-based Connect First Credit Union.