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'Face of the Xtreme'
The memories spill out of Vic Wiebe the way members of the Philadelphia Flyers poured into the penalty box in the 1970s.[...]
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Charity game Raises the Rinks
Aside from Team Shane Homes' 12-8 thumping over Team Boston Pizza, the real winner of the ARRES Winter Challenge was the Airdrie community.[...]
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RCMP News
Suspicious male found with fractured leg Police who were responding to a complaint of a suspicious male along Highway 2 found a 26-year-old man with an "obvious fracture" after he was seen hopping a fence.[...]
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Crash sends one to hospital
Speed and slippery road conditions are being blamed for causing a four vehicle head-on collision on Highway 2 last week that sent one man to hospital. Police said a Dodge Ram 1500 truck was travelling south on Highway 2 between the Highway 566 overpass and Calgary city limits around 9 a.m.[...]
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Homicide not suspected in Balzac death
An autopsy has been completed on a man found dead near CrossIron Mills last week but the cause of death is still undetermined. RCMP are still investigating the death of a 35-year-old homeless man who was found on the roadside on CrossIron Drive on March 20.[...]
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Airdrie annexation approved
The provincial government has approved Airdrie annexation of 12,640 acres of land surrounding the city from Rocky View County (RVC).[...]
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Power outage closes Urgent Care
A power outage closed down Airdrie's Urgent Care centre on Monday afternoon. The outage, which affected 2,100 Fortis Alberta customers in the Jensen and downtown areas of the city, forced the closure of the Urgent Care centre at 3:30 p.m.[...]
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Battle ground Airdrie -- Election Called
Let the excitement begin. When Premier Alison Redford asked Lieutenant-Governor Donald Ethell to dissolve the Legislature on Monday, sending the province to the polls on April 23, it set the stage for one of the biggest political battles in Airdrie's history.[...]
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Airdrie Urgent Care closed due to power outage
The following is a release sent out by Alberta Health Services advising of a disruption to Urgent Care services in Airdrie due to a power outage. ---------- Due to a power outage in parts of the city of Airdre, the Airdrie Urgent Care department is closed for the evening.[...]
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Fire hall open and operational
The Chinook Winds fire hall is exactly what is needed to meet Airdrie's growing needs, according to local firefighters. The Airdrie Fire Department has been operating out of the new hall for a little more than a week now, and so far the building has been a hit.[...]
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Bernard joins Super League
Cheryl Bernard is spooling up for a shot at Sochi and using the Airdrie Super League as her start. Bernard, the 2010 Olympic silver medallist in women's curling, qualified for the Airdrie Curling Club's Super League on the weekend, winning both of her games in the three-team qualifying bonspiel.[...]
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Cops, crepes and Cora
There were several police cars stationed in front Cora Breakfast and Lunch on Main Street over the weekend, but not because anyone was breaking the law. The Alberta Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) was hosting a Special Olympics fundraiser at the Main Street establishment over the weekend.[...]
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City Council News
water line budget adjusted Airdrie city council made a change to the 2012 capital budget Monday night to accommodate a new Calgary to Airdrie water supply line.[...]
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Cochrane school tops RVS capital plan priorities
Cochrane beat out Airdrie as the main infrastructure priority when the Rocky View Schools board of trustees approved their three-year capital plan last week. The RVS board of trustees met Thursday afternoon and approved their 2013-2016 capital plan.[...]
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Suspicious death in Balzac investigated
A man who was at the scene where a body was found at the side of the road near CrossIron Mills Mall yesterday said he is "haunted" by what he saw. Aly Lakha of Calgary witnessed a man frantically performing CPR on the deceased just before 10 a.m.[...]
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Tire tracks in skate park
An Airdrie dad is fuming after he says vandals have been driving on the new skate park, leaving tire tracks and rubber in their wake. Shawn Osika often visits the site with his seven-year-old son Will to skateboard and scooter.[...]
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WILDFIRE RAGES
A grassfire that scorched nearly 175 acres of farmland northeast of Airdrie on Friday renewed calls for residents to abide by a county imposed fire ban. Rocky View Fire District Chief Garth Rabel said the cause of the fire, which broke out around 2 p.m.[...]
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Henry hot in NLL homecoming
Joel Henry has come a long way from his days wearing a pinny for a jersey when first started the playing in the Rocky View Lacrosse Association some 20 years ago.[...]
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Roller derby rolls into Rocky View
Sarah Deveau and Sarah Hissett are two young moms who love to roller skate - and knock people down. Deveau, from Airdrie, and Irricana's Hissett are sisters-in-law who are starting a roller derby league in the area.[...]
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Potluck for change
For the last nine years, the Students 4 Change group at George McDougall High School has been fundraising for Afghan women, and this year was no different.[...]
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Iconic Canadian bands to rock BCT
Airdrie residents may be getting a little nostalgic next weekend when two iconic Canadian rock bands come in for a show. Bert Church Theatre is playing host to The Grapes of Wrath and Odds on March 24.[...]
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Fragile X on the MIND
Austin Helderweirt is only three years old, but already he's making an impact in neurological research. Austin Helderwiert is one of only 20 boys in North America to be selected to a study at the Medical Investigation of Neurological Development disorders (MIND) Institute in Sacramento, California.[...]
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