Airdrie

 AgraCity - a generic crop input supplier - sending out an important notice yesterday to its clients thanking them for their patience while they work through their operational restructuring after experiencing cash flow problems.

AgraCity owes product to a number of farmers and is attempting to reimburse growers for crop inputs they bought but did not receive.

The company announced they have restarted their packaging and product fulfillment operations and will be making products available to customers soon.

 Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn says Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation will provide support measures through its AgriInsurance program, improving cash flow for livestock producers needing to secure additional feed.

MASC will be applying a quality adjustment factor to reduce yield appraisals by 40 per cent for drought-stricken cereal crops that are converted to livestock feed. 

A new agreement will open up more opportunities for moving products from Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the world.

This week, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will create a northern trade corridor through the Port of Churchill.

Moe says Saskatchewan remains committed to strengthening trade across Canada by supporting and developing new transportation corridors

A local business is helping to raise funds for an 18-month-old Airdronian to help her fight a rare form of eye cancer.

Baby H is currently in a fight with retinoblastoma, and Great Clips in Airdrie is donating $10 from every haircut they do from July 25-27.

Bre Kaglar, the mom of baby H, explained they currently have to travel to Toronto every month for the next 15 months so she can receive treatment.

Yesterday, Rocky View County held its annual Residents' Day. Allowing those who live within RVC to enjoy a day of fun.

The free, family-friendly event promised something for everyone, including a petting zoo, bouncy houses, live music, local market vendors, and delicious food.

Airdrie has seen a lot more rain than usual during July.

Christy Climenhaga, a scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), explained that Airdrie has seen almost double what it is used to.

"The Calgary area (including Airdrie) has seen 128 millimetres of rain just during July."

According to her, the normal is around 65 millimetres for the month.

"It's not a record, but it has been a soggy July, especially in the last week or so."

A lawyer for one of two leaders of the Freedom Convoy facing sentencing told an Ottawa court Wednesday her client should not be left with a criminal record.

Crown prosecutor Siobhain Wetscher said Wednesday she is seeking stiff sentences for convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber because of the broad community harm caused by the three-week 2022 protest in Ottawa's downtown core.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wrapped three days of meetings with his fellow premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday with a message he admitted he wouldn't have sent over the past decade.

"We can be proud of the work our federal government is doing, in fairness," Moe said.

Moe has been one of the federal Liberal government's most vocal critics in recent years — and criticism of Ottawa is usually guaranteed when provincial leaders gather.

Rocky View County has surpassed $1 million in cumulative donations to STARS Air Ambulance, marking a major milestone in a partnership that spans more than three decades.

Since 1991, the municipality has made annual contributions to STARS, and in 2017, they adopted a per capita funding model of $2 per resident. In 2019, it became the first municipality in central and southern Alberta to earn its logo on a STARS helicopter.

On Aug. 25, 2024, Airdrie Rural RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2, just north of Airdrie.

One of the drivers, a 56-year-old male resident of Edmonton, was pronounced deceased at the scene. A passenger from the vehicle was transported by STARS Air Ambulance to Alberta Children’s Hospital, while the second driver was taken to hospital by ground ambulance, with non-life-threatening injuries.