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Black Diamond council has agreed to make an almost $200,000 investment into a curbside recycling and organic pickup program.

Foothills County: Castell, McHugh, Waldorf elected to council

There has been significant turnover on Black Diamond town council following yesterday’s municipal election.

Two empty spots were filled on Turner Valley town council in the Oct. 18 municipal election, and the remaining four incumbent candidates were re-elected back onto council.

Black Diamond council will be made up of a mix of new and experienced candidates. Three incumbent candidates - Ted Bain, Veronica Kloiber and Daryl Lalonde - have been re-elected.

The four incumbent Turner Valley councillors have been re-elected in unofficial results released Oct. 18 at 11:35 p.m. Incumbent councilors Jonathan Gordon, Cindy Holladay, Garry Raab and John Waring were voted in for another term.

Newcomer Brendan Kelly has unseated Black Diamond's outgoing mayor, Ruth Goodwin. Kelly was voted in with 565 votes to Goodwin's 308 votes.

Heemeryck, Hallmark, Actemichuk, Robinson, Lang, and Swendseid elected as town councillors

Town council votes on sale of land to internationally acclaimed Brauerei Fahr for new 25,000 sq. ft. facility.