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Beiseker CAO Jo Lambert told council on Jan. 26 the Village would be likely have a surplus of $12,000 in its 2014 budget, pending the outcome of the official audit. The official audit is scheduled to take place mid February.

Langdon Area Councillor Rolly Ashdown presented his 18th Town Hall Meeting on Jan. 23, giving residents the chance to learn more about current issues and offer feedback.

Looking to rent in Airdrie? You could have a tough time finding accommodation, according to Astoria Asset Management’s Lorelei Talbot.

With the inaugural Airdrie Mayor’s Night of the Arts set to take place at Bert Church Live Theatre on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.

One of the major changes the City of Airdrie is hoping to see in the revised Municipal Government Act (MGA), currently underway by the Province, is off-site levies and ensuring funding is in place for community infrastructure projects for firehalls,

Putting to bed weeks of speculation, Airdrie Mayor Peter Brown announced he would seek the Progressive Conservative Party (PC) nomination for the position of Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the next Provincial election.

Inspector Gordon Sage, commander of the Airdrie RCMP detachment, said he’s getting ready to welcome eight new officers in April. “We’re aiming for April 1. That’s when we’re expecting them,” Sage said.

At least a dozen officers from the Airdrie RCMP detachment traveled to St. Albert on Jan. 26 to take part in the regimental funeral for Constable David Wynn.

With all the nice weather Airdronians have been enjoying in January, it may come as a surprise to find out 2015 has started much as 2014 did. “Everyone remembers last year as being one of the coldest, snowiest on record.

Airdrie resident Robie Jacobsen said witnessing an act of road rage on Jan. 9 left her speechless and shaken. “We were turning off of Main Street onto Yankee Valley Boulevard towards 7-11 and I pulled up behind this guy, in a nice red car,” she said.