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The Cochrane RCMP is cautioning residents to take care and be vigilant when planning outdoor activities such as camping or hiking this spring and summer.

Farmers planning on storing canola through the summer might want to consider turning on their aeration fans to warm up the canola to five to 10°C, experts from the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) and the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI)

Wild Rose MP Blake Richards was selected as the Best Constituency MP in The Hill Times 22nd annual Politically Savvy Survey, on May 20.

Stepping Stones for Mental Health, a mental health capacity building project that is part of Rocky View Schools (RVS) overall integrated mental health delivery system, has been granted a three-year extension by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

Irricana Town council passed a motion on May 20, that will see penalties for outstanding water bills waived for one month.

In the afternoon of May 8, the friends and family of Jordan Kalinchuk gathered near Mitford Pond, releasing orange balloons in the air in recognition of the 23-year-old volunteer firefighter.

The cold weather is behind us, and warmer than normal temperatures are on the way, according to an Environment Canada meteorologist.

Rocky View County (RVC) council gave first reading to Bylaw C-7380-2014 to implement a Local Improvement Tax for the upgrade of the water distribution system for the Blueridge Community in Bearspaw.

It was a busy May long weekend for Alberta Integrated Traffic Services (ITS) as a number of enforcement projects were conducted along the province’s highways that netted 5,703 total charges.

Airdrie’s City Plan is nearing completion and should be finalized by July 7 at the latest. City council was presented with the draft of the plan on May 20 by Tracy Corbett, Airdrie manager of planning and sustainable development.