Local News

Rocky View County council unanimously voted to take over a portion of land in East Balzac to complete the construction of CrossIron Drive, June 5. The land is located east of Range Road 292 on the north side of MacDonald Lake.

Last summer, I moved from an established neighbourhood to an under-construction community in Airdrie. In doing so, I gained my dream home, complete with a kitchen island, bonus room and oversized double garage.

The Airdrie Rotary Festival of Performing Arts was unanimously voted a part of the Alberta Provincial Music Festival Association (APMFA), May 27.

Airdrie Chamber of Commerce appointed its 2012 to 2013 board members during its annual general meeting, May 23 at the Woodside Golf Course.

Airdrie City council approved the amended Security Systems Bylaw, June 4. Airdronians will now be billed for false alarms when RCMP is dispatched whether an officer attends the scene or not. Alderman Allan Hunter was the lone dissenter of the bylaw.

The quick actions of Airdrie EMS and firefighers helped prevent the sixth annual Airdrie Mayor’s Run from becoming a tragedy. A runner collapsed only 150 metres from the finish line during the event’s 10-kilometre race at Genesis Place, June 3.

Airdrie City council endorsed a Five-Year Waste Management Strategy, which will see a city-wide organics collection program rolled out by 2014.

Airdrie City council gave first reading to the Community Standards Bylaw, June 4.

Police have confirmed the cause of the deaths of an Airdrie family found in rural Saskatchewan, May 28. The deaths of Hayley Wourms, 23, and Cayden Wourms, 2, were ruled as homicides.

Airdrie City council discussed options for the Ron Ebbesen Arena’s broken chiller, June 4. The chiller broke down May 19 due to a burst pipe, making it necessary for user groups to find ice elsewhere.