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For a municipality to prosper it needs both commercial and residential tax revenue, and Irricana is no exception.

Following a period of contention between the Chestermere Regional Community Association (CRCA) and Rocky View County (RVC), CRCA president Mel Foat said he just “wants the fighting to stop.” “It’s been a very interesting year, since May.

It’s going to take a made-in-Airdrie solution led by the Airdrie Health Foundation (AHF) and supported by the community to improve healthcare in the city.

Students from across Rocky View Schools (RVS) officially have their first byline. By producing photos and articles for the new magazine Rocky View Geographic, these young journalists can now proudly see their names in print.

RCMP responded to the London Drugs in Airdrie Jan. 29 after receiving a call from cleaners inside the store at approximately 3:50 a.m. that two men dressed as construction workers were trying to gain access to the building.

On Feb. 1, Airdrie City council was presented with a proposal from the Tour of Alberta cycling race to become a finish host city during the tour, set to begin in Lethbridge on Aug. 31.

Tate Rasmussen, 27, of Airdrie has been charged with exposing himself to a person under 16, performing an indecent act and failing to comply with a probation order after an incident at a local business on Jan. 27.

On Jan. 29, Airdrie RCMP charged an Airdrie man with multiple offenses relating to a search warrant executed at the man’s residence in the Allen Street area in November 2015.

Airdrie City council gave third and final reading Feb. 1, to three bylaws that will allow for planning on three major infrastructure projects to move forward. Council had previously approved first reading of the three debenture bylaws at its Dec.

The Airdrie Fire Department (AFD) quickly responded to a report of a fire in the Bayside community in the early hours of Jan. 29 – and prevented a situation that could have easily spread, according to Deputy Fire Chief Garth Rabel.