Local News

An Airdrie man accused of several child-pornography-related charges including convincing a nine-year-old American girl to make him sexually explicit videos was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Nov. 11.

Three people face charges after Airdrie Rural RCMP located a stolen vehicle in the CrossIron Mills mall parking lot near Balzac and arrested the three occupants on Nov. 9.

Builders and contractors will have a simpler system to navigate after Airdrie City council approved a bylaw amendment at its regular meeting Nov. 16 which introduces a single permit fee structure.

After providing residents with the opportunity to provide feedback on three options for upgrades to Nose Creek Park over the last few months, staff from the Parks Department came to the City council meeting Nov.

A marijuana grow operation on a rural property in Rocky View County near Balzac was brought down by Airdrie Rural RCMP Nov. 5, according to a release issued by Airdrie Rural RCMP Constable Matthew Gervais.

Staff of Evolve Learning, a Chestermere-based daycare, suddenly found themselves out of work and without wages on Nov. 4 – some more unceremoniously than others.

The security fences surrounding what was left of the century-old Bassano rail station in Beiseker – after it caught fire in the early morning hours of Sept.18 – have been taken down, causing council to voice concerns about public safety.

Rocky View Regional Handi Bus Society General Manager Paul Siller is expressing concern with the Town of Cochrane’s draft budget allocating less money than requested.

Cochrane RCMP has charged two men with multiple charges after the pair broke into a TELUS construction site on Township Road 250 near Range Road 33 on Nov. 4 at 3:45 a.m. and attempted to steal copper wire.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) is set to invest close to $4 million in technology upgrades over the next three years, including more than $1 million currently budgeted for the 2015/16 school year.