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Airdrie RCMP officers found the vehicle they were searching for in connection with an Airdrie homicide that took place Jan. 12. Tips led police to the four-door purple Saturn, found abandoned 60 kilometres north of Airdrie in Olds, Jan. 21.

Airdrie’s Regional Health Foundation (ARHF) will continue to fight for health care in the community despite concerns over the provincial budget.

Assessed values of single-family homes in Airdrie are on the rise. Staff presented Airdrie City council with a report on the changes and shifts in the 2013 assessment, measured year over year, Feb. 4. The report revealed a 4.

ATCO Gas is upgrading local natural gas meters with a new automated meter reading (AMR) system.

Airdrie City council may soon be deliberating on an anti-bullying bylaw. Airdrie Mayor Peter Brown raised the topic at the Feb.

This past June a defibrillator saved a man’s life during the Airdrie Mayor’s Run at Genesis Place and now Airdrie has access to three more of the life-saving devices.

Alberta motorists have access to up-to-date road information with the launch of the Province’s 511 Alberta traveller information service. The new service, announced by Minister of Transportation Ric McIver on Feb.

Airdrie voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots electronically in this year’s municipal election, Oct. 21. City council made the decision to include Internet voting in the City’s election, Feb. 4.

A third open house to discuss future upgrades of Highway 22 between Highway 8 and the Cochrane south boundary, including the interchange on Highway 1, was held at the Springbank Heritage Club, Jan. 31.

Dozens of concerned landowners gathered in Weedon Pioneer Community Hall on Jan. 24 for the second open house regarding the location of a future high load truck staging area north of Calgary.