Local News

A resident of Woodside in the city's northwest awoke on June 2 to find his truck, boat and boat trailer had been stolen from his driveway on Woodside Crescent, according to a release sent by Airdrie RCMP on June 6.

Airdrie is the second most common “hot spot” for lightning strikes in the province, according to a recent analysis of service territories by FortisAlberta.

The naming of new Airdrie schools set to open in September 2016 was the focus of the Rocky View Schools (RVS) board of trustees’ meeting held June 4.

Overcrowding, especially regarding French Immersion students, was the dominant issue when parents concerned with attendance areas proposed by Rocky View Schools (RVS) spoke at a special board meeting held the evening of June 4.

Restored education funding, along with funding for enrolment growth, are on the way for the 2015/16 school year, according to Alberta’s NDP government.

The City of Chestermere recently received a funding boost to help it educate residents about the negative impacts invasive mussels could have on Chestermere Lake.

A fire at a large estate home in Springbank destroyed the building on May 29, according to Rocky View County Fire Services (RVCFS) District Chief Dax Huba. “At around 11:30 a.m.

The name of the new Cochrane kindergarten to Grade 8 school set to open in September 2016 was the focus of the Rocky View Schools (RVS) board of trustees meeting held June 4.

An application for a site-specific amendment to a Direct Control District (DC) Bylaw was given first and second reading at Rocky View County (RVC) council on May 26, and will return to council for third reading on June 9.

Four Crossfield residents were given the opportunity to discuss the assessment of their vacant lots during the Town council meeting on June 3.