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Mountain View County council has approved three applications to rezone fragmented parcels within the Deer Springs quarter section southeast of Winchell Lake.The approval creates three separate titles ñ a 41.6-acre Agriculture-2 parcel, an 11.

New rules requiring inexperienced 4-H horse riders, regardless of their age, to wear helmets during practices and shows are being warmly welcomed by riders and instructors alike.

Choking back sobs, Reeve Paddy Munro dropped a bombshell at the end of last Wednesday's council meeting.ìIt is with great regret that I have to announce my resignation as reeve of Mountain View County,î he said to an empty public gallery.

A 22-year-old drunk driver who drove through a stop sign and slammed into another vehicle a year ago has been handed a hefty fine.

In his final policies and priorities committee meeting as reeve, Div. 6 Coun. Paddy Munro signalled his intention to maintain a freeze on residential and commercial property taxes in 2012.ìCost of living, inflation ñ that's acceptable.

Members of a Markerville charity organization originally founded to provide aid to those in need recently got together to celebrate the group's 120th anniversary.Vonin, whose name means ìhopeî in Icelandic, was founded as a ladies aid society on Nov.

Council approved the consolidation of 420 acres as Direct Control District north of Innisfail to facilitate a biofuel complex. The request to create a 15.12-acre agricultural parcel to the northwest of the DCD land was also approved.

School bus fees for Chinook's Edge School Division students living in urban areas will be streamlined following a vote at the Sept. 28 board meeting.The new yearly fee of $110 per student is effective as of Sept.

West Central Alberta residents living with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, asthma, high blood pressure, chronic pain and obesity are being offered renewed help with launching a new workshop program.

Recent human encounters with wildlife venturing into populated areas in the Mountain View region have spurred District Fish and Wildlife to urge the public to exercise caution when encountering wildlife, specifically ungulates ñ hoofed mammals like d