Local News

The holidays are a happy time for food, family and friendship, but they are also a time for fraud.

A local company is doing its part to make sure consumers are getting what they pay for at the pump. Cantest Solutions Inc.

Starting in early December, FortisAlberta will install 11,500 automated meters in Airdrie.

The Creative Airdrie Society unveiled its plan for an art project in the city’s core, Nov. 25. The Main Street Project is at the former site of the Old Hotel on Main St. and Centre Ave. and currently has 30 blank billboards wrapping around it.

Airdrie City staff reduced the InterCity Express (ICE) bus fare from $8 to $5 Dec. 1 after deciding to reduce prices to reflect other carriers. Chris MacIsaac with the City of Airdrie said the $8 fee was based on research supplied by Calgary Transit.

During our province’s 100-plus year history, I don’t know if we’ve ever seen such a shameful display of poor governance in Alberta as was witnessed last week.

Canada’s remarkable service in Afghanistan has made true gains for women, children and for all citizens of that troubled land, although the strides forward have sometimes come at a painful cost.

Springbank Community High School is hosting its inaugural homecoming evening, Dec. 16, at the school. Beginning at 6 p.m., the evening will feature the school’s senior varsity basketball teams facing off against a number of alumni players.

Canada’s remarkable service in Afghanistan has made true gains for women, children and for all citizens of that troubled land, although the strides forward have sometimes come at a painful cost.

Cochrane and area birders will take part in the longest-running annual citizen science survey in the world, on Dec. 27. The 111th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place from Dec. 14 to Jan.