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The Province increased the minimum wage to $12.20 for all Albertans Oct. 1. The increase is part of the Province’s plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2018 and eliminate the lower wage for liquor servers. Before Oct.

The province has agreed to provide more money for cattle and sheep producers across Alberta to loan from the Feeder Association Loan Guarantee Program.

After years of fundraising and searching, the Wild Rose Humane Society (WRHS), which services north Rocky View County (RVC), may soon have a physical shelter in Didsbury.

After months of renovations and repairs, the Bragg Creek Community Centre is now up and running regular programs and will be accepting bookings again towards the middle of October.

Students in kindergarten to Grade 2 were able to take classes at Cochrane’s new RancheView School in September and now the rest of their classmates will join them at the new facility Oct. 12.

Editor’s Note: In our two-part series on sex, Internet safety and kids we look at ways parents can combat the perils of social media, instant communication and exploitation online.

Beiseker Fire Chief Bob Ursu told Village council during its Sept. 26 council meeting the fire department’s engine is facing problematic and costly issues.

A 32-year-old Calgary man was killed in a collision on Highway 1 near Cochrane Sept. 22 at approximately 11 p.m.

Rocky View County (RVC) council voted unanimously in favour of incorporating an “enhanced governance training component” into the orientation package for the 2017 municipal election, following a recommendation from administration.

The City of Airdrie and the Board of Airdrie Main Street Square (AMSQ) held the first public consultation on a proposed major downtown redevelopment – known as The Square – when an open house was held Sept. 27 at City Hall.