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On August 18, police responded to a single vehicle rollover involving a gravel truck and trailer on Secondary Highway 870.
The driver of the tractor trailer unit lost control of the vehicle, entered the ditch and rolled, causing
Adam Madsen, the former Vice Principal of Ryley School, has accepted the position of Acting Principal of Viking School for the 2014-2015 term.
A current Viking noise bylaw may hold the key to silencing train whistles without any cost to the town, according to Councillor Rod Hunter.
At the regular meeting
The Ryley Hotel was levelled by fire Sunday, January 19.
Fire crews from Holden, Ryley, Tofield and Viking were called to the scene at 6:45 a.m., and arrived by 6:57 a.m., a total response time of 12 minutes. Bruce Fire Department held back as the on-call station.
Viking was just one of the locations in central Alberta which lost power for hours Wednesday, Jan. 15 as the result of a wind storm which whipped across the region.
On January 13th, police were called to a business regarding a shoplifting complaint.
When police arrived on scene, the suspect had departed but staff had been able to retrieve the property and identify the suspect. Charges are pending.