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It will contribute $3.5 trillion to Canada’s Gross Domestic Product over the next 25 years. The royalties it pays the provinces to explore for resources will total $429 billion in that same period.

City council approved $2.5 million in additional funding for upgrades to the Plainsmen Arena, July 19. The 2010 Capital Budget will be amended to increase the Plainsmen Arena upgrades cost to $4 million.

Last week a group of environmental extremists from San Francisco launched the latest drive-by smear job on our province.

Airdrie RCMP will crack down on traffic violations, beginning next month. The purpose of the program is to increase safety on city streets through targeted and intensified traffic enforcement.

The Wildrose Alliance Party will open nominations for the new Airdrie constituency, Aug. 6. Sitting Wildrose MLA Rob Anderson said he plans to run again. “I am pretty confident I’ll get nominated but you never want to be too confident,” he said.

The Town of Crossfield has grown by 203 residents over the past five years according to the 2010 census, up from 2,648 in 2005. “I am happy with that number,” said Councillor Jacky Vang.

Lessening Canada’s dependency on existing markets only makes good economic sense.

Items that have been seized by the local RCMP will now be used to help fund community programs in Airdrie.

On July 19, City council voted to refuse the owner of the Crown Shores development any further applications until the site is cleaned up. The development, located at 700 Willow Brook Road, has been a thorn in the City’s side for six years.

Due to the closure of a private downtown express bus, the City of Airdrie may change its Inner City Express (ICE) bus route, scheduled to be up and running in September.