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Last year, we took our first shot at it and scored for victims of crime in our region. This year, we’ll hit the ice again and we’re looking to run up the score even higher.

On June 11, Education Minister Dave Hancock said while the government is committed to including special needs students in regular classrooms, it is not prepared to increase funding.

A letter inviting Irricana council and residents to an intermunicipal meeting with other members of the Kneehill Water Commission was accepted by council. A date for the event has yet to be set.

Rocky View County is hosting an open house to gain input from residents on the Highway 8 corridor. The open house will take place at Redwood House in Redwood Meadows, June 23 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Alberta-based berry and fruit wine company Field Stone Fruit Wines is celebrating its first Best of Type Award in the Fortified Wine Category for its recently released black currant dessert wine at the 2010 NorthWest Wine Summit competition in Oregon

Crossfield residents took part in a Vote on a Question, June 9, at the Crossfield Community Centre. The vote was to determine which of four sites the Town of Crossfield should use to build a new Town office.

Last year, we took our first shot at it and scored for victims of crime in our region. This year, we’ll hit the ice again and we’re looking to run up the score even higher.

Over the past several months, I’ve documented how self-serving political considerations prior to the 2008 provincial election guided the placement of 32 new schools across Alberta landing many schools in places with significantly less need, while hig

Rocky View County Council approved an application to rezone agricultural land near Conrich to allow for residential development, June 8.

A practical, no nonsense approach and a unique knowledge of the area is what Councillor Greg Boehlke offers his constituents. After two terms on council, Boehlke isn’t ready to quit. He announced his intention to run for re-election in Division 6.