Local News

Rocky View County (RVC) council gave first reading to a new Langdon Solid Waste Collection Bylaw on Sept. 23, but the bylaw will be revised by administration before being brought back to council at a future meeting.

On Sept. 17, senior care workers at the Bethany Care Society in Airdrie spent their lunch time protesting proposed benefit cuts, which protesters said will cause further reductions in the level of care for the centre’s senior residents.

Chestermere-Rocky View MLA and Education Critic Bruce McAllister said new Education Minister Gordon Dirks past record as a Calgary Board of Education (CBE) trustee put bureaucrats ahead of students.

Airdrie RCMP is investigating a theft at the Towerlane Shoppers Drug Mart on Sept.

Christina waldner Rocky View Publishing Airdrie resident Karen MacDonald said the referendum for independence in her homeland of Scotland turned out to be far more emotional for her than she expected. “It actually threw me off guard.

Airdrie resident Douglas Garland, 54, charged with the triple murder of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their grandson Nathan O’Brien, appeared in person in the Court of Queen’s Bench in Calgary on Sept.

A 16-year veteran of the force, Sgt. Kent Dahl joined the Airdrie RCMP as head of the General Investigative Section (GIS) at the beginning of September.

Parents of Rocky View Schools (RVS) students who take the bus may have noticed longer delays and inconsistent bus drivers this month as RVS bus contractors First Canada Student and Southland Transportation are both experiencing an above average drive

At the Sept. 18 Rocky View Schools (RVS) board of trustees meeting, the board voted against a motion from Trustee Sylvia Eggerer to decline a three per cent increase to the trustee honorarium that was applied this Sept. 1.

Three Airdrie non-profit organizations are in the running to win $5,000 in CIR Reality’s In My Backyard online competition. SMART Recovery Airdrie, Supporting Local Area Musicians (SLAM) and the W.H.