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An Asian-style mall is expected to join the industrial and commercial horizon of Balzac within the next few years.

Bragg Creek residents who live along the Elbow River say they left a Rocky View County open house regarding riparian policy and proposed new development setbacks with more questions than answers.

A Chestermere woman was taken in to police custody following a hit-and-run incident that killed a man in southeast Calgary, early on Oct. 16. Police believe alcohol may have been a factor in the collision that occurred at 2:30 a.m.

The Springbank Community Planning Association (SCPA) was hit with a $100,000 bill after the first of two judicial reviews was not ruled in the group’s favour by Court of Queen’s Bench presiding judge Justice Ron Stevens.

An Airdrie man has been charged with sexually assaulting a youth who was once in his care. In August 2013, Calgary Police received information from a man who claimed he had been sexually abused while in a foster home.

The Airdrie Chamber of Commerce hosted an all candidates forum on Oct. 15 at the recently renovated Bert Church Theatre.

A pair of advance polls held at Airdrie City Hall on Oct. 5 and Oct. 10 indicated a decrease in voter turnout from the 2010 election. Three years ago, the City held a pair of advance polls, which garnered a total of 299 voters.

Airdrie, Cochrane and Okotoks all recorded the highest third-quarter sales activity on record, mostly as a result of gains in the single-family homes sector.

The Airdrie Chamber of Commerce all candidates forum at Bert Church Theatre on Oct.

Former Airdrie high school teacher John Christopher Miller expressed remorse for his actions in Airdrie Provincial Court on Oct. 10 while on trial for charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of one of his former students.