Local News

Irricana Town council is asking residents for input on a concept plan for potential development in the community’s southwest corner, which was presented by Dillon Consulting Ltd. at the March 7 regular council meeting.

Calgary artist Ellen Doty’s jazz roots have been an important part of her musical style since her first performance at the age of five.

Access to modern, free registration and licence renewal reminder tools has made the mailing of government reminders a dated practice and an unnecessary expense to Albertans that will stop in April.

Shots rang out and four people were injured after a funeral at the Muslim Cemetery east of Cochrane turned ugly March 11.

Irricana residents will head to the polls for the second time this year on May 12 to fill another vacant council seat following the resignation of former Irricana mayor Valerie Squires March 7. It’s been a period of change on Irricana council.

The fourth annual Taste of Bragg Creek will give participants an opportunity to enjoy sampling some of the great food and drink Bragg Creek vendors have to offer with a bit of a different spin this year.

Residents, landowners and stakeholders in the Crossfield area had the opportunity to attend an open house March 14 to learn more about a Joint Area Structure Plan (ASP) in the works for the community – a collaboration between Rocky View County (RVC),

Teachers’ wages should be rolled back during upcoming negotiations on account of the province likely facing a $10 billion deficit, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), a government watchdog group.

With the rate of suicide in Alberta steadily rising (a 30 per cent jump from 2014 to 2015), access to mental health care is more important than ever. In part two of our series on Alberta mental health, we look at the available services in Airdrie.

A routine traffic stop March 13 resulted in two Airdrie men being charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. “March 13 in the evening, we had several of our members conducting patrols. Two individuals were observed in a vehicle.