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'Netook is dead' under proposed MDP densities
ìIf this goes through, Netook is dead,î developer Herb Styles said last Wednesday in response to Mountain View County's draft Municipal Development Plan, posted the previous day on the county website.
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No major changes expected for Red Deer County MDP
No major changes are expected for the Red Deer County Municipal Development Plan currently under review, said Cynthia Cvik, director of planning and development services.
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Fish and Wildlife officers encounter 'illegal activity going on everywhere'
The November 2011 general hunting season in the Sundre-Olds district has been more or less typical when it comes to violators and violations, says Fish and Wildlife officer Adam Mirus.ìAre we having good compliance? No,î said Mirus.
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Oilfield activity increases in Sundre area
There has been a marked increase in oil and gas activity in the Sundre area during the past 12 months, Sundre Petroleum Operators Group (SPOG) members heard at Thursday's annual general meeting.
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'Davis is the winner'
The former chair of the Alberta Beef Producers will carry the PC Party banner for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills in the next provincial election.
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Chinook's Edge ends year with $800K surplus
Chinook's Edge School Division ended the 2010-11 fiscal year with an $808,000 surplus, board of education members were told during their Nov. 23 board meeting.
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Hearing set after woman's body found near Olds
A 29-year-old man charged after a woman's body was found in a ditch outside Olds in May will have his preliminary hearing in November 2012.
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Farmland values up 4% across Alberta
Strong demand for good cultivated land in Central Alberta helped push farmland values up four per cent across the province in the first half of 2011, according to the latest Farmland Values Report released by Farm Credit Canada.
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Humane society one step closer to animal shelter
The Airdrie and District Humane Society is one step closer to a new shelter for the area after an anonymous donor recently agreed to partner with the group on providing a shelter in Mountain View County, just south of Didsbury.
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PCs choose their man Saturday in Didsbury
The race for the Progressive Conservative Party nomination in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills entered its final leg this week with candidates Darcy Davis, Al Kemmere and William Stevenson vying to replace retiring incumbent MLA Richard Marz for the next pr
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