Local News

County council rejected a Town of Crossfield request for $187,500 to support construction of a library in the community.

Rocky View County council unanimously rejected a contentious subdivision application that would have seen a four-acre parcel split in two, March 27.

A teen girl was taken to Foothills Hospital in potentially life-threatening condition after a head-on collision near Chestermere, March 26. At around 8:30 a.m., RCMP and other emergency personnel attended the accident on Highway 791.

The Government of Alberta approved Airdrieís annexation of 12,640 acres of land from Rocky View County, March 22. The move came after an agreement was reached last May following more than a year of negotiation between the County and the City.

Rocky View County council unanimously approved a controversial Fire Services Bylaw in three readings, March 27. About 15 Rocky View firefighters, both employed and recently dismissed, were on hand for the decision.

The proposed Chestermere Health Centre, which will be located in the Kinniburgh development in southeast Chestermere, held its official groundbreaking, March 29.

Council unanimously approved the Countyís 2012 budget with a three per cent municipal tax increase, March 27. The average Rocky View resident with a home value of $871,000 will pay $62 more than last yearís municipal tax bill of $2,057.

The head of the Alberta Barley Commission is ecstatic about the federal governmentís proposal of negotiating a free-trade agreement with Japan and Thailand.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is again offering the Summer Farm Employment Program.

Wildrose leader Danielle Smith visited Airdrie on her provincial campaign tour, March 30; the same day the party released the first component of its Family Pack policy.