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Councillors questioned Foothills-Rocky View MLA Ted Morton on key issues during a council meeting. The move came after the energy minister made a presentation on the recent Provincial budget.

Some Rocky View County firefighters are concerned that public safety is at risk, following recent layoffs. Twenty-one Rocky View employees were handed their pink slips Feb.

Const. Mary Doucette from the Beiseker RCMP attended council to introduce herself and explain the Cop Card program, which she is currently trying to implement in the area.

A 33-year-old Airdrie mother died of multiple stab wounds, RCMP announced, March 1. Insp. Tony Hamori presented the results of the medical examiner’s investigation of murder victim Andrea Conroy’s death. Her body was discovered Feb.

Airdrie RCMP is currently investigating a pair of arsons that occurred within five days of each other last month. On Feb. 19, RCMP and the Airdrie Fire Department responded to a structural fire in a downtown public park.

A single mother and a gym owner are dead following a murder-suicide, last weekend. On Feb. 24, Airdrie RCMP attended a home in Bayside to check on the well-being of 33-year-old Andrea Conroy, after neighbours hadn’t seen her in days.

A local hockey team recently had its jerseys stolen from the coach’s vehicle. The Airdrie Novice Travel Team’s red jerseys were stolen from Jay Moravec’s SUV overnight on Feb. 24-25 at his home in Thornburn.

The City of Airdrie is encouraging residents to nominate their friends and neighbours who are making a difference in the community by volunteering. The City has been recognizing locals with the Volunteer of the Year Awards since 2001.

Eighty-one-year-old Cedric (Rick) Dickinson was the final medal bearer in the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay at the Airdrie Legion, Feb. 27.

With the tragedy of a murder-suicide in the city last weekend, the timing for the Rotary Club’s seventh annual Tour de Airdrie road race couldn’t be better.