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Airdrie RCMP has arrested Matthew Christopher Bleile, 22, of Airdrie and charged him with Robbery Using a Firearm after an armed robbery at the S& S Liquor Store on Stonegate Drive in Airdrie’s northwest at 1 a.m. on Oct. 1.

Council unanimously approved third reading of Bylaw No. B-27/2014 that will see the re-designation of 13.

The majority of Airdrie residents, 86 per cent, think their neighbourhood is a good place to live, according to the results of the 2014 Community Needs Assessment (CNA) presented to Airdrie City council on Oct. 6.

City parks crews have started the repair work necessary to get a pedestrian bridge in Nose Creek Park open again, according to Kevin Brinson, Parks Operation team lead with the City of Airdrie.

Low attendance at Canadian blood donor clinics over the summer months has lead to the lowest blood inventory level since 2006, according to Canadian Blood Services (CBS).

Rocky View Schools (RVS) trustees are calling the more than 100 per cent utilization at Herons Crossing School in Airdrie and East Lake School in Chestermere “a crisis” and on Oct.

On Oct. 6 George McDougall student Cailtin Haacke, 16, arrived at school a half-an-hour earlier than usual to distribute 850 sticky notes on every locker and some doors in the school.

On Oct. 6 George McDougall student Cailtin Haacke, 16, arrived at school a half-an-hour earlier than usual to distribute 850 sticky notes on every locker and some doors in the school.

At the Oct. 2 Rocky View Schools (RVS) board of trustees meeting, the board reviewed a draft of the 2015 to 2019 Four Year Plan, which will be released to the community for feedback from Oct. 7 to Jan. 12, 2015.

Rocky View County (RVC) held an open house on Oct. 1 to allow residents to view and provide feedback to the final draft of the Janet Area Structure Plan (ASP).