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Rocky View Schools (RVS) made a decision at the May 3 board meeting that the trustees will see every day this fall. The new K-4 Herons Crossing School in Airdrie was supposed to be completed by Aug.

The owner of an Airdrie taxi company is protesting the bylaw that fined two drivers $1,500 each for picking up local residents in Calgary. In December, Ava Cabs dropped off eight Airdrie residents at a Christmas party in Calgary.

Airdrie’s Wildrose MLA Rob Anderson will be returning to familiar portfolios as a member of the official Opposition. Party Leader Danielle Smith named Anderson to his previous roles of finance critic and house leader, May 1.

After some deliberation, Rocky View Schools’ (RVS) board of trustees settled on a calendar for the 2013-2014 year, May 3. The choice was a tough one as the board was presented with alternative drafts.

After spending more than two years trying to establish a Christian-based Kindergarten to Grade 2 program in Airdrie, Rocky View Schools (RVS) board of trustees has decided to shelf the pilot project indefinitely.

It took them awhile to get caught up on their Zs, but for the Bert Church students who organized a Wake-a-thon at their school, April 27, going sleepless for one night really paid off.

The City of Airdrie is hosting its first dog licence amnesty month. From May 1 to 31, residents can purchase licences for dogs without paying a penalty for not previously having done so.

A Canadian Pacific (CP) railway spokesman told council a broken rail caused the August 2010 train derailment. Three farms were evacuated for four days as a result of the derailment, which took place one kilometre north of Airdrie.

Airdronians may soon see a change in traffic patterns around the west-side Tim Hortons, located at Main Street and Yankee Valley Boulevard.

For the third time, council put off a decision about an amendment to the City’s Security Systems Bylaw, May 7.