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More than 200 concerned landowners attended an open house in Cochrane on Jan. 28 to learn more about the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) project, which was approved in Sept.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) now has a plan in place outlining division-wide goals for the next four years. The board of trustees unanimously approved the 2015-19 Four Year Plan at the Feb. 5 regular meeting.

The speed limit on Centre Avenue and First Avenue in Airdrie’s Old Town will remain at 50 kilometres per hour (km/hr) after Airdrie City council voted to accept a report presented by staff at the Feb.

A 17 year old Airdrie resident has been charged under the Alberta Traffic Safety Act with Speeding after the car he was driving was pulled over by a member of the Airdrie Integrated Traffic Unit (ITU) patrolling Range Road 11 near Highway 566 on Jan.

Deputy Fire Chief Garth Rabel said employees working on a renovation at a commercial building in the 400 block of East Lake Boulevard on Jan. 30 found themselves with a leaking gas line, after the renovation went slightly awry.

After nearly ten hours of public debate, Rocky View County (RVC) council voted unanimously to reject a land use redesignation for the proposed site of the $70 million Rockyview Motorsports Park.

On Jan. 30 Airdrie lost an “outstanding member of the community” according to Mayor Peter Brown. Dick Buchanan, 78, died in hospital on Jan. 30, leaving behind two children, two grandchildren and a lasting legacy within the community.

The City of Airdrie’s draft Animal Control Bylaw got a workout during three public feedback sessions held at pet stores in Airdrie, Jan. 29 to 31.

A teen from Airdrie was struck as he crossed East Lake Boulevard in a pedestrian crosswalk near Genesis Place Recreation Centre at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 23, according to RCMP Media Liaison Constable Jason Curtis.

After two years of work that included consultation with development stakeholders and the general public, a draft of Airdrie’s Master Transportation Plan, which outlines plans to develop the city’s transportation system as the population ultimately re