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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.

Last week at the conclusion of the annual meeting of agriculture ministers, federal minister Gerry Ritz and ministers from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta together announced vital help for hard-hit prairie farmers and producers affected by recent

A Rocky View County firefighter has been published in a prestigious American fire journal.

Parole conditions didn’t stop a two-time convicted bank robber from holding up a small Bragg Creek branch last week. On July 13, a man approached a lone bank teller as she opened the Alberta Treasury Branch in Bragg Creek at around 10 a.m.

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.

Airdrie’s population growth levelled out this year. The 2010 census shows 39,822 people reside in Airdrie, a 4.54 per cent growth rate compared to 11.65 per cent last year. This is the smallest growth the city has experienced since 1999.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) recently announced that it is providing more than $1.

Crop Production Services is running its second annual open house for farmers to see new types of seeds, canola and silage demonstrations, foliar applied nutrients, fungicide and herbicide products.

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

Alberta Integrated Traffic Units will be involved in a joint effort to reduce the harm that results from motorcycle collisions this month. The summer months and warm weather leads to an increase in the number of motorcycles on the roads.