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A Rocky View 2020 (RV2020) meeting on Jan. 27 gave area landowners the opportunity to find out more about the proposed Chestermere annexation – and the possibility of the implementation of Provincially-mandated growth management boards.

I’ve been a volunteer for as long as I can remember. My volunteerism started when I was very young, stuffing envelopes and washing chairs at the art gallery in my hometown.

A break and enter at a home east of Airdrie Jan. 28 has RCMP looking for the culprits. Among the items the thieves stole was an expensive 2015 Obsession Phoenix brand compound hunting bow. They also stole jewelry and an undisclosed amount of change.

A road, which has not existed in Crossfield since it was improperly closed in 1936, has officially “closed” through the proper channels after council gave second and third reading to bylaw 2015-13 at the Feb. 2 meeting.

A public hearing was held Jan. 26 to amend the Partridge View Conceptual Scheme and redesignate a parcel of land located at the northwest junction of Springbank Road and Horizon View Road.

A study commissioned by the landowners group known as DontDamnSpringbank “contradicts” previous estimates surrounding the Springbank Dry Dam (SR1) provided by the Alberta Government, according to spokesperson Lee Drewry.

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.