Local News

Irricana Town council directed administration to prepare a report comparing paying councillors a flat or hourly rate, Dec. 5. The move was made after discussion about 2011 cost overruns for councillor salaries, benefits and training.

Rocky View County council unanimously approved a 10-acre first parcel out located in the Conrich area, Dec. 6. The remaining 133 acres, adjacent to Canadian National Railway’s (CN) Logistics Park, will continue to be farmed. It is owned by CN.

After 10 years serving the Town, Cochrane Mayor Truper McBride has thrown his hat into the provincial politics ring.

Airdrie RCMP is warning area consumers of the potential for an increase in fraud-related crime during the busy holiday retail season.

Rocky View County council approved $27,358 in funding for the Bragg Creek Community Association (BCCA), Dec. 6.

Standard, Alta’s Drew Gregory made a stop in Beiseker Nov. 26 to play covers and original tunes for a standing-room-only crowd at the Lazy Ace Saloon.

Rocky View County council unanimously rejected a Chestermere-area conceptual scheme with a potential of housing 4,300 people, Dec. 6. Prairie Mountain Conceptual Scheme, located 0.

Members of the Chestermere RCMP and the Calgary Police Service (CPS) successfully apprehended a man in a doghouse after a two-hour ground search led by a police dog through winter conditions, Nov. 30. At around 1:55 a.m.

Rocky View County council approved $669,600 in Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) grants, Dec. 6. The money will be distributed to 19 community organizations to support a variety of community services and programs.

The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) released its position paper, Finding Local Solutions: Examining the Impacts of Forced Regionalization, Nov. 29.