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Rocky View Schools (RVS) students fared well in the 2009/10 Alberta Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT) and diploma exam results. The division’s Grade 12 students scored higher than the provincial average in all but Science 30.

Nose Creek Elementary School received a $1,000 gift from Shell Canada for its Home Reading Program, Oct.15.

The Airdrie Legion will start a new tradition this year when it hosts the Remembrance Day ceremony at Genesis Place on Nov. 11. “We all know this city has grown in population over the years.

Police seized 320 marijuana plants, worth about $400,000 from a Sagewood home on Oct. 15. Three people were arrested at about 2 p.m. when the Airdrie RCMP executed a search warrant in the neighbourhood.

The City of Airdrie has bragging rights after placing second in the 14th annual Alberta Public Works Association Equipment Roadeo in Red Deer on Sept. 15 and 16.

Often when I’m in Olds, I run into some of the many great teachers who taught me in my elementary and high school days.

For those of us who have operated a retail business, we understand the importance of securing reliable suppliers who provide a combination of a high quality products or services at the most competitive wholesale price possible.

Airdrie voters wanted change and made their voices count during this year’s municipal election. About 8,520 residents marked their ballot and just over 4,000, or 47.57 per cent, of those chose Peter Brown for mayor.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) has fared well in the 2009/10 Alberta Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT) and diploma exam results. The division’s Grade 12 students scored higher than the provincial average in all but Science 30.

Former Crossfield councillor Norma Lang has defeated Ward 1 incumbent Jen Avery in the Rocky View Schools (RVS) trustee election. Lang tallied 769 votes while Avery managed 610.