Local News

Deputy Mayor Kelly Hegg will represent the Progressive Conservative Party in the Airdrie riding in the upcoming provincial election. On Jan. 28, a total of 371 voters cast ballots, and Hegg was elected as their nominee at the Woodside Seniors Club.

Airdrie businesspeople had a chance to speak with some Alberta government ministers, Jan. 25. Members of the Airdrie Chamber of Commerce met with Ministers Ted Morton, Jack Hayden and Deputy Premier Doug Horner at the Woodside Golf Course.

A new University of Calgary study describes Alberta’s public sector pay as the highest in the country when compared to other provinces. In 2000, Alberta was in line with the national average of per-employee spending.

Jean-Guy Vincent, a representative of the Quebec Pork Producers Federation, was recently elected as the new chair of the Canadian Pork Council (CPC). A hog producer from Sainte-Seraphine, Que.

A new University of Calgary study describes Albertaís public sector pay as the highest in the country when compared to other provinces. In 2000, Alberta was in line with the national average of per-employee spending.

The full impact of the high cost of water in Beiseker is now known. Administration presented figures to council indicating that in 2011, the village showed a water deficit of about $400,000.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford recently told a gathered crowd of Rocky View Schoolsí students, parents and teachers, that addressing the needs of fast-growing communities, including Airdrie, Chestermere and Langdon, is a priority for her government.

Rocky View County has chosen March 26 as its byelection date in Division 1. The byelection is being held after the death of former councillor Rick Butler, Dec. 26 at Nakiska Mountain Resort.

Sometime around Christmas, the washrooms at the Irricanaës Founderís Park Campground were vandalized. Suspects damaged the bathroom doors and lit several fires, causing more than $2,000 damage to the area. On Jan.

The town of Crossfield is less than four months away from opening its brand new $9.2-million seniorsí lodge. The project began last spring, but progress was hampered due to wet conditions.