Local News

Deputy Mayor Ray Courtman reported that the recent paving project at the airport has caused an elevation problem for some leaseholders.

Mayors and elected officials gathered in Cochrane, Aug. 24, to get a close look at a double deck bus being considered for future regional transit.

On Aug. 14, the Beiseker RCMP was called to a structure fire northeast of Conrich. An out-building on a rural property was burning, but police were unable to locate the residents.

A centennial celebration of the arrival of train service to Beiseker will be held Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Beiseker Station Museum, located in the Canadian Pacific Railway Train Station at 700 1st Avenue.

A local youth was chosen to represent Rocky View 4-H District at the Key Member Training weekend at Lakeland College in Vermillion, Aug. 20-22.

Organized crime can be found operating anywhere. Sometimes it is not readily apparent that criminal activity is not ‘random,’ or an isolated incident.

Canadians are among the most compassionate and fairest people on the planet. So given our penchant for generosity, we understandably resent it when those traits get abused.

Rocky View Schools’ (RVS) Trustee Don Thomas is seeking re-election in the newly amalgamated Airdrie ward. The west Airdrie resident has been a trustee for six years and vows to continue to fight for new schools, if re-elected.

The Airdrie RCMP has recently received several complaints regarding the defrauding of senior citizens. In Airdrie, a group of unknown individuals has placed calls to elderly citizens posing as a grandson or granddaughter.

Airdrie charities and non-profits have not experienced a significant decline in donations despite the recent recession. The Airdrie Food Bank’s 2010 numbers are similar to last years’.