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Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) Drive Away Hunger food bank campaign has wrapped up, setting records for the amount of food and funds raised for food banks nationwide.

Airdrie City Council tabled a bylaw that, if approved, will see off-site levies and public facilities contributions for new developments increase by about 27 per cent over current levels.

About 20 residents attended a council meeting to discuss concerns about the Channelside neighbourhood, located in Airdrie’s northwest, Nov. 5.

Taxpayers may see a 6.7 per cent tax increase. City staff presented the City of Airdrie’s proposed 2013 Operating and Capital Budget, on Nov. 5.

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Bruce Rowe, who represents residents of Irricana, Beiseker and northeast Rocky View, is taking a leadership role at the Legislature.

Rocky View County council approved a land redesignation request for the controversial Springbank-area Bingham Crossing project, Nov. 1.

Rocky View County council rejected a request to work with a developer to determine whether homes can be constructed in Langdon next to the wastewater treatment plant, Oct. 30. On behalf of D.J.

Members of Parliament approved third reading of Bill C-309, The Concealment of Identity Act, by a margin of 27, Oct. 31.

Rocky View County council’s decision to move forward with the Bingham Crossing development in Springbank, which was made Nov. 1 after a 20-hour public hearing that spanned over two days, may not go ahead as planned.

Construction on the Bearspaw Emergency Services Centre, located southeast of the intersection of Highway 1A and Highway 766, is expected to begin at the end of this year. During council Oct.