Local News

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.

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

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

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

Crossfield council got an up-close-and- personal look at the new ladder-equipped fire truck during the Aug. 16 meeting at Town hall.

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.

The Town of Cochrane began its new automated waste and recycling program with the delivery of its first carts to a local family, Aug. 15.

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

Three men were cycling Aug. 14 on eastbound Highway 1A when a vehicle drove past and an unknown person threw live fireworks at them. The incident took place at about 11 a.m., two to three kilometres east of Grande Valley Road near Cochrane.