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On Nov. 2 the Wildrose Party unanimously voted to stand behind its leader Danielle Smith. The move came following the Oct. 27 byelection results in Calgary, in which the Progressive Conservatives took a clean sweep in all four ridings. On Oct.

At its regular meeting on Nov. 3, Airdrie City Council unanimously endorsed a recommendation of the Community Services Advisory Board (CSAB) that will see all forms of registration for programs at Genesis Place Recreation Centre begin at 7 a.m.

An Airdrie family was lucky to avoid a potentially fatal situation on Oct. 30 after a boiler leak filled their home with carbon monoxide (CO), according to Deputy Fire Chief Garth Rabel. “They were very lucky,” Rabel said.

A woman was the victim of a robbery by a man while using the automated teller machine (ATM) at 4 p.m. at the Scotiabank on Main Street in Airdrie on Oct.

Seven community events will receive funding from the City of Airdrie through the Community Investment Fund (CIF) after City council approved a request from Community Services at their meeting on Nov. 3.

Alberta Premier Jim Prentice made Cochrane his first stop on Oct.

The Janet Area Structure Plan (ASP) received first and second reading at Rocky View County (RVC) council’s meeting on Oct. 28, with third reading scheduled for council’s next sitting on Nov. 12.

Rocky View County (RVC) council unanimously approved an agreement with the Province for grant funding of more than $2.35 million to build a permanent solution to flooding issues at Cochrane Lake.

Take some time to appreciate the woman in you on Nov. 8. Irricana’s Women’s Health and Wellness Conference promises to be a place for local women to learn, mingle, and shop for the day. The conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A new finance committee has been created on Oct. 27 to oversee municipal spending in Beiseker.