11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (261+ words) KANANASKIS COUNTRY – A woman died after a fall from Mount Yamnuska in Kananaskis Country last week. RCMP said police were called shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 19) when another trail user reported seeing the woman fall. “It’s under investigation as to…...

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1+ week, 1+ day ago   (381+ words) The Petroleum Marketing Commission – otherwise known as the Alberta taxpayer-funded pipeline cheerleader – has joined in a hopeful romance with the Trans Mountain Pipeline Corp. – the federal oil sugar daddy that gifted the previous a $34 billion pipeline. But did they really…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) A young driver was pulled over in Foothills County and found to be violating the conditions of their learner’s licence. Foothills Enforcement pulled the driver over for speeding on Aug. 8 and found they were driving without supervision. It was the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (770+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY – The late Wylie Thomson, one of many people buried in the Hainstock Cemetery west of Olds, is remembered for many things; his life as a farmer, carpenter, father and grandfather, but perhaps best of all, for his…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (707+ words) The fight over coal mining near the headwaters of the Oldman River is headed to court. Corb Lund's Water Not Coal campaign has asked a judge to overturn Elections Alberta's decision that its petition, signed by more than 200,000 Albertans, fell…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (571+ words) OLDS – Synapse Real Estate Corp. has applied for Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEPA) approval to construct a 1.4 gigawatt (GW) natural gas power plant with an attached 1 GW data centre on more than 270 acres of land in northwest Olds. The application…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (319+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - A council steering committee looking at proposed amendments to Mountain View County's municipal development plan (MDP) and the land use bylaw (LUB) has recommended updated wording regarding public consultation and engagement. The committee held its latest meeting…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (481+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - A committee recently formed by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) to examine rural crime and make recommendations to address those offences has the support and encouragement of Mountain View County, says reeve Angela Aalbers. “This will…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (898+ words) Canada’s Badlands wildlife loop offers a summer road trip that feels both wild and easy to reach. This route combines strange rock formations, wide open prairie, lakeside habitat, and forested highlands. Along the way, travellers can spot birds, mammals, reptiles,…...