Local News

Count Edge School Mountaineers Midget Prep girl’s hockey Head Coach Carla MacLeod as someone who’s been there, done that, got the sweater.

Despite the miserable weather and a turnout of only 16 people, an open house for the Gardner Ranch development at Springbank Heritage Centre on Feb. 11 offered an opportunity for local residents to get more information about the project.

Alberta’s Minister of Finance Robin Campbell made a special appearance at a lunch event in Chestermere on Feb. 18 at the Lakeside Golf Course, to discuss the upcoming budget announcement with invited guests.

RCMP has arrested three suspects in a pair of armed robberies in Didsbury and Olds on Feb. 10. Lucas Denny, 20, from Red Deer, Dylan Kurney, 21, from Caroline, and Cody Cutter, 24, from Rocky Mountain House face numerous charges including Attempted Robbery, Theft from a Grocery Store and Possession of Stolen Property.

The possible bias of a Rocky View County (RVC) councillor was called into question after administration received a letter regarding a community meeting held in Springbank on Oct. 21, 2014.

Ron Richardson said he decided to run to be the Progressive Conservative (PC) party candidate for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills in the next provincial election in part because government needs more people like him.

Premier Jim Prentice visited Chestermere’s Lakeside Golf Course on Feb. 14, in an effort to meet with Albertans and find out how they feel about the upcoming budget announcement.

Nominations are now open for the 13th annual City of Airdrie Volunteer of the Year Awards and the City is seeking resident’s help selecting some deserving volunteers.

A man walked into the Fulton’s Home Hardware Building Centre located on Market Boulevard on Jan. 26 and made off with a pair of power tools after stuffing them inside his jacket, according to RCMP Media Liaison Constable Jason Curtis.

A resident of the Woodside neighbourhood in the north west area of the city is lucky not to have suffered any injuries after he was attacked outside his home on Feb. 12 at 6:20 a.m., according to Airdrie RCMP Media Liaison Constable Jason Curtis.