Local News

The Airdrie Fire Department (AFD) responded to a residential fire at a home located at 353 Spring Haven Court on March 5 at around 8:15 p.m.

A new cutting-edge manufacturing facility had its official grand opening in Airdrie on March 7.

A number of local and Calgary contractors say they are out hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the major construction delays of the Airdrie Koinonia Christian School’s (AKCS) new location in Gateway.

Carbon Credit Solutions Inc. (CCSI), located in Airdrie, is launching a new Carbon Bank that will allow clients to bank carbon credits for future sale.

Car enthusiasts will be pleased to know that a racing venue could be operational in the area within the next five years.

The Alberta government released its 2014/15 budget, March 6 in Edmonton, and focused its attention on building the Province’s infrastructure, increasing policing numbers and financially helping with those affected by the June 2013 floods.

In the first year George McDougall High School has offered the Building Futures, the program has been recognized on a national level and was awarded second place in the Canadian Education Association’s (CEA) 2014 Ken Spencer Award for Innovation in T

Both Colten Chipak, 17, and John Malyk, 17, from St. Martin de Porres High School said they are thrilled to have received 100 per cent on their Chemistry 30 diploma exam in January. “I still don’t really believe it to be honest,” Chipak said.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) has received approval from the Government of Alberta to relocate nine portables to help ease overcrowding issues in schools throughout the division.

Nominations are in and 10 Rocky View Schools (RVS) teachers have been selected as nominees for Alberta Education’s 2014 Excellence of Teaching Awards.