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The Town of Black Diamond expects some growing pains as motorists get used to the community’s first set of traffic lights. Traffic lights at the intersection of Highway 7 and 22 were switched on Jan. 6, replacing the four-way stop.

The Town of Black Diamond expects some growing pains as motorists get used to the community’s first set of traffic lights. Traffic lights at the intersection of Highways 7 and 22 were switched on at 2 p.m.

The Town of Turner Valley is inviting family and friends to ring in the New Year with a festive party that is a community tradition. This is the eighth year the Town has hosted the Family New Year’s Eve Party.

The Town of Turner Valley celebrated many achievements over the past year, but Mayor Kelly Tuck is worried about the year to come. “Just knowing where the economy is right now I have some concerns,” she said. “I know families are struggling.

A small group of concerned taxpayers in Turner Valley is determined to make a difference in how the community is run.

Two subdivisions are slated for higher density housing in Turner Valley’s southwest in the future following a favourable response from many acreage owners in the area.

Darcy Dixon was re-elected as chief of Bearspaw Nation last week. In Eden Valley, south of Longview, incumbent councillor Rex Daniels was re-elected and former councillor Gordon Wildman was voted in when residents went to the polls on Dec. 6.

Alberta’s economic slump is putting the squeeze on High Country residents, with more relying on the food bank to fill their bellies than in recent years.

lack Diamond councillors gave the thumbs up to a colourful new logo as part of the Town’s rebranding.

A Drake Landing couple’s frantic search for a work truck that went missing from their driveway last weekend ended in despair.