Local News

A site-specific amendment to allow for the construction of a commercial cellular tower was denied by Rocky View County (RVC) council at its meeting June 14.

Crossfield’s first set of solar-powered flashing pedestrian crosswalk signs are scheduled to be installed at three points along Limit Avenue before the start of the school year.

Following a number of concerns voiced by residents, the Town of Irricana is preparing an information package detailing the organics recycling – known as the green bin program – approved by the municipality in the 2016 budget.

Postal service could be disrupted by July 2 if Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) do not reach an agreement on new contracts.

Canada will celebrate its 150 birthday in 2017, and the Airdrie Parades and Fireworks Committee (APFC) wants to make sure Airdrie celebrates in style.

A new home for Airdrie Housing Ltd. (AHL) is on hold until a new tenant can be found for the second floor, according to Managing Director Shelley Sweet.

An Airdrie woman bitten by a bat confirmed to have rabies is reported to have sought treatment and was found not to be infected with the rabies virus. According to a Facebook post from Heartland Veterinary Clinic Ltd.

A number of major capital projects will be put forth by Airdrie Transit for public funding dollars after City council approved a request to move forward with applications to the provincial GreenTRIP program and the federal Public Transit Infrastructu

Firefighters from Airdrie, Crossfield and Rocky View County fought a two-alarm fire June 17 in the northwest community of Woodside, according to Airdrie Fire Chief Kevin Weinberger.

The Airdrie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit seized more than 200 grams of cocaine, fentanyl, MDMA, Canadian currency and drug trafficking paraphernalia June 17 from a residence in Airdrie, according to Constable Curtis Peters.