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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.

Mohammed Benini, owner of Cowboy Taxi in Airdrie, approached Airdrie City council on Sept.

Chief Economist for ATB Financial and Alberta Economic Development Authority (AEDA) Board Member Todd Hirsch said improvement in areas such as innovation and access to venture capital markets will be important if Alberta is to continue to do well.

Sgt. Glen Demmon of the Beiseker RCMP detachment said a six-year-old boy shot on a family farm on Sept. 16 was released from hospital on Sept. 17 and is expected to make a full recovery.

Longtime Irricana resident and founder of the Rocky View Weekly, Gladys Taylor, was honoured by the Town of Irricana after council voted in favour on Sept. 15 of renaming the library to the Gladys Taylor Building.