Local News

For more than 10 years, former mayor Linda Bruce has known that when Gary Mar put his foot forward to lead the Province, she would be a part of his campaign.

Airdrie-Chestermere MLA Rob Anderson came out against the provincial government’s fiscal update released on Aug. 17.

It was quite the find for the RCMP. On Aug. 15, Airdrie Rural and Beiseker RCMP uncovered a cache of stolen farm equipment worth more about $500,000 on a rural property near Balzac.

With two months left before council plans to begin strategizing about its 2012 budget, the Town of Irricana has yet to pass its 2011 capital budget. After CAO Carol White resigned earlier in the year, progress on the document grinded to a halt.

Keltey Whelan’s busy summer schedule may soon be eclipsed by her busy fall schedule.

By a 4-1 vote, council approved the re-grading of a lane and installing a concrete swale to allow drainage to flow from an alley to Third Street. The project will cost $23,345 and will be funded through the Town’s 2011 operating budget.

Harvest time is approaching and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB) is encouraging farmers to donate to Africans experiencing famine and hunger.

Rocky View Schools’ trustees held their first meeting after a two-month summer hiatus, Aug. 18.

As kids often pack more and more books into their bookbags, it shouldn’t cause discomfort if a backpack is worn properly, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS) doctors.

The Canadian government announced Aug. 14 that after an eight-year ban that came in the wake of the BSE crisis in May 2003, Vietnam is opening its borders to Canadian livestock.