Local News

The Community Learning Campus will be developing more programs and services following the hiring of a new director of learning last week.Barb Mulholland was to assume her new role Monday.

The Alberta beef market is seeing a steady incline once again, which means good news for Central Alberta producers in Mountain View and Red Deer counties.

The 29th annual Olds and District Kiwanis Music Festival started last Thursday at the TransCanada Theatre in Olds.

Mountain View County council has set aside $100,000 to cover the cost of completing the review of the Municipal Development Plan.Administration had recommended on Wednesday that council allocate $50,000 for the review, but Div. 1 Coun.

Mountain View County council has directed administration to obtain quotes on a new pumper truck for the Water Valley Fire Hall, but stopped short of approving the expenditure.

Mountain View County council approved about $122,000 in community grants last Wednesday.Under rural community hall grant funding, council approved $15,000 for L.B.

Golden West Drop In Centre in Spruce View will likely be closing its doors unless more members are found to participate in functions or upkeep of the building.

Mountain View Regional Waste Commission (MVRWC) recently made history for being the first Canadian organization to ship a load of reclaimed agricultural twine to a Minnesota-based company.

Calgary's Prostate Cancer Centre and Prostate Cancer Canada have joined forces with agribusiness and rural health practitioners to launch Combines for Cures, a pilot health project for Central Alberta.

Officials from the Central Alberta Rural Electrification Association appealed last week to Mountain View County council to not give support to a plan by FortisAlberta to run parallel distribution lines in the Eagle Hill area.