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Members of the Bert Church High School graduating class recently donated $1,000 to the Airdrie Food Bank. Derek Harasiuk and Meagan Sutherland presented the money to the food bank on June 8. The funds were raised at the school’s aftergrad on May 27.

Rocky View councillors unanimously approved a Bearspaw infill-subdivision application, June 14. The four-acre parcel, located 5.6 kilometres northwest of Calgary, will be divided in two to create room for another house.

Airdrie’s Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church has a little over 10 months to sign up 30 students for a Program of Choice in the city or else their starter school will be scrapped.

Residents in Airdrie and Cochrane will now have a chance to connect with students and teachers in real time within the comfort of their own homes.

The Town of Cochrane and the Cochrane Society for Housing Options (CSHO) presented Habit for Humanity (HFH) Calgary with $500,000 to put towards building homes in their community, June 14.

Wilma Parfitt, parent of a Bow Valley High School student, appealed a decision by Rocky View Schools’ Superintendent of Schools Greg Bass to allow busing options for nine Bragg Creek children to Cochrane.

Numerous Rocky View Schools will undergo upgrades and repairs next year after trustees unanimously approved its 2011-12 Infrastructure, Maintenance and Renewal Program budget. The $2.4 million approval will feature no less than 70 projects next year.

Members of the Chestermere RCMP detachment attended a Top Cop fitness competition in Drumheller on June 12, with local officers taking the top two spots. Seven officers from the detachment put their fitness levels to the test.

Numerous Rocky View Schools will undergo upgrades and repairs next year after trustees unanimously approved its 2011-12 Infrastructure, Maintenance and Renewal Program budget. The $2.4 million approval will feature no less than 70 projects next year.

Members of the Bert Church High School graduating class recently donated $1,000 to the Airdrie Food Bank. Derek Harasiuk and Meagan Sutherland presented the money to the food bank on June 8. The funds were raised at the school’s aftergrad on May 27.