Airdrie News

Airdrie residents can brush their teeth and grab a glass of water on a summer day, knowing their drinking water is as safe as its going to get.

The thousands of people who packed along the street route of Airdrie's annual Canada Day Parade were treated to the biggest and longest parade in the city's history.

Under a watchful eye of heavy security, a cheerful Premier Ed Stelmach flipped some flapjacks and served breakfast to a hungry crowd Monday morning, avoiding any pie attack.

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Airdrie is threatening to shut off water to homes without new meters. About 8,000 homes in the small city north of Calgary are on the list for upgrades.

With more entries than any rodeo in Canada, ever-increasing prize money and some of the best stock around, the world has noticed the Airdrie Pro Rodeo.

Not long ago, the east Balzac area off the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway and Highway 566 was simply prairie land with a birda s-eye view of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains in the distance towards the west.

Construction is now underway to the 13-unit expansion at the Diamond Jubilee senior's manor after a sod turning event at the site saw local dignitaries and members of the Rocky View Foundation toss some dirt.

The case involving an Airdrie man charged with mail theft following a joint investigation into numerous missing passport documents has been put over for another few weeks.

A rush-hour police pursuit of a stolen vehicle along Calgary streets and a major highway ended with a shopping centre in semi-lockdown and two suspects giving police the slip by changing their clothes and sneaking out of the mall.

When the bucking starts and the dirt begins flying Saturday night at the rodeo grounds, Airdrie cowboys Duane Gervais and Russ Hallaby will be coming into the event with contrasting goals in mind.

Two suspects evaded capture after being chased by police. Calgary police are still looking for two suspects after a dramatic pursuit of a stolen pickup truck along Highway 2 Monday evening.

Despite efforts by police, HAWCS helicopter and RCMP to capture a stolen truck driver, the thief and his passenger managed to evade cops inside Marlborough Mall today.

The parking lot at Strathmore Wal-Mart will be transformed into a battleground this weekend as three school bus drivers will compete in the annual Survivor Bus Weekend.

The Fraser Institute is accusing provincial officials of deliberately blocking public access to health care information.

Alberta Liberal Party leader David Swann was in Airdrie on Monday morning for a one-hour sit down with Mayor Linda Bruce.

Two Airdrie high schools ranked in the top 100 of the Fraser Institute's report card this year.

A concrete cross that sits atop a cenotaph in Airdrie, Alta., was found broken in a likely act of vandalism over the weekend.

One of the main considerations when selecting an Airdrie storage facility is the security feature.

C algary's regional alliance met Friday without resolving the major problems Calgary's biggest rural neighbours have with the region's growth plan, an impasse that may ultimately force the Stelmach government to step in.