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Generally speaking, I don’t like the provincial government interfering in municipal affairs. In fact, I believe both the federal and provincial governments wield far too much influence in municipal governance.

Rocky View County council approved changes to the transportation levy bylaw, July 20. The changes updated both the levy amounts and the timing at which developers pay, with the goal of making the process more clear and equitable.

Irricana’s Chief Administrative Officer Carol White showed council a very corroded water connection that recently required emergency repair and advised council that Irricana’s underground water system is now more than 30-years-old, and water breaks d

Rocky View County council awarded $75,000 in Business Center and Commercial Corridor Enhancement (BCCCE) grant money to local businesses, July 20.

Youth justice committees across the province, including the Big Country Youth Justice Committee, will share $350,000 in provincial grants this year.

On July 18 at 11:27 a.m., Cochrane RCMP were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover on Range Road 32 north of Township Road 250 in the Springbank area.

It will contribute $3.5 trillion to Canada’s Gross Domestic Product over the next 25 years. The royalties it pays the provinces to explore for resources will total $429 billion in that same period.

City council approved $2.5 million in additional funding for upgrades to the Plainsmen Arena, July 19. The 2010 Capital Budget will be amended to increase the Plainsmen Arena upgrades cost to $4 million.

Last week a group of environmental extremists from San Francisco launched the latest drive-by smear job on our province.

Airdrie RCMP will crack down on traffic violations, beginning next month. The purpose of the program is to increase safety on city streets through targeted and intensified traffic enforcement.