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The Fraser Institute’s 10th annual elementary school rankings for Alberta were released March 13 with four Airdrie schools averaging 5.5 out of 10.

“Failure is not an option.” It’s a powerful statement, one Don Thomas means when he says it. The former Rocky View Schools’ principal served in administration in four schools for more than 35 years. It wasn’t always that way, though.

“Failure is not an option.” It’s a powerful statement, one Don Thomas means when he says it. The former Rocky View Schools’ principal served in administration in four schools for more than 35 years. It wasn’t always that way, though.

The Cochrane Ecological Institute and Wildlife Reserve recently released four bear cubs into the wild after two years of rearing and rehabilitation, something it won’t be able to do again according to Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD).

On March 13 just before 8 a.m., the Airdrie Integrated Traffic Unit received a 911 complaint regarding a 2005 white Ford Focus that was speeding on Highway 2 north of Airdrie.

The owner of Airdrie’s Global Pet Foods, James Froese, is partnering with the Canadian Red Cross to raise money for earthquake-devastated Japan. “My wife and I visited there in 2006 and we loved the country and the people,” he said.

Charities in Airdrie are feeling the pinch due to rising gasoline and food prices. “We’ve been hit by a double whammy with funding cuts as well as increased needs and increased costs,” said Lori McRitchie, executive director of the Airdrie Food Bank.

On Jan. 5, the Airdrie RCMP requested the public’s assistance in solving a series of thefts from a local liquor store. Police have now released a photo of the man believed to have committed the thefts as well as thefts from other local businesses.

For the third straight year, the City of Airdrie has received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of Canada and the United States (GFOA).

Charities in Airdrie are feeling the pinch due to rising gasoline and food prices. “We’ve been hit by a double whammy with funding cuts as well as increased needs and increased costs,” said Lori McRitchie, executive director of the Airdrie Food Bank.