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At its meeting on March 16, City Council unanimously approved a new Snow and Ice Control Policy, which includes the newly developed Extreme Weather Response Plan for dealing with extreme weather events like the snow storm that hit Airdrie in December

In addition to increasing service on Inter City Express (ICE) bus Routes 901 and 902, (see story on page 6), City council endorsed expanding service on Route 900 - which currently only runs on weekends and statutory holidays, and has stops in Airdrie

A gas leak caused by an excavator accidently hitting a six-inch natural gas line in the 200 block of East Lake Road forced the evacuation of about 400 people from four neighbouring businesses on March 13, according to Airdrie Fire Department (AFD) De

Four youth have been arrested and charged with mischief under $5,000 after a watchful resident witnessed them spray painting obscene graffiti on the back of the Home Depot store on March 11, according to a release issued by Airdrie RCMP on March 12.

During Beiseker’s village council meeting on March 9, it was brought to council’s attention the Village may be paying too much to light and heat public buildings.

Following a joint investigation by Airdrie RCMP and the Calgary Police Service (CPS), Claudio Colin Quniteros, 29, and Cara Patricia Gavin, 32, both of Calgary were arrested and charged with theft over $5,000 on Jan. 29.

Airdrie Rural RCMP assisted the Beiseker RCMP in arresting three men and one woman at a property in Acme on Feb.

Municipalities are planning to reduce spending and focus on crucial projects with funding received from the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) prior to the 2015/2016 upcoming provincial budget, which is anticipated to include a $7-billion shor

Following a public hearing on Jan. 27, Rocky View County (RVC) council approved the Wintergreen Forest Estates Conceptual Scheme (WFECS) on March 10.

Residents in Acme have been prompted to challenge village council after a decision to rezone a lot located on Prospect Avenue.