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A traffic stop near Chestermere last week resulted in charges to two men after the seizure of nearly 100 grams of methamphetamine, a small amount of marijuana and various items of drug-related paraphernalia. At around 2 a.m. on Nov.

An authority on Alberta’s Trumpeter Swan Recovery Plan outlined the organization’s study during a presentation at the Beaupré Community Hall on Nov. 24.

Eager to bring primary health care to Bragg Creek, a non-profit group, working in partnership with the Calgary Rural Primary Care Network (CRPCN), has launched a fundraising campaign.

For the second time in the last 10 years, an Irricana landmark has been damaged.

Three directors of the Alberta Barley Commission (ABC), including one from Rocky View County, were recently re-elected by acclamation for the next three years.

Alberta’s new minister of environment and water, Diana McQueen, said her department will be taking a careful look at water allocation, wetlands, groundwater and monitoring. McQueen, appointed to the ministry on Oct.

Criminal charges are pending against two different drivers as a result of separate incidents that occurred on Highway 2 near Airdrie. The first incident occurred on Nov. 15 at 10:55 a.m.

Several Bearspaw residents living close to gravel pits shared concern about dust, noise and traffic with Rocky View County councillors at an Infrastructure and Operations meeting, Nov. 15.

According to a new Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Farmland Values Report, the average value of farmland in Alberta increased by four per cent during the first half of 2011.

Rocky View County’s Agricultural Master Plan (AMP) is nearing completion and several residents offered opinions to councillors about the draft document at a public services meeting, Nov. 15.