Airdrie

Today in Airdrie, Alberta’s government announced that they are investing $50 million to help upgrade Airdrie’s wastewater system.

According to a provincial press release, Airdrie’s population has grown by over 25 per cent since 2022. Now exceeding 90,000 residents, the city's increasing demand for infrastructure has prompted a $50 million investment. The funding will go toward building a new 7-kilometre wastewater pipeline linking Airdrie to Calgary’s existing treatment system.

Australia has officially opened its market for fresh and frozen beef from Canada for the first time since BSE in 2003.

The Canadian Cattle Association is pleased noting its one of the last remaining countries to have maintained bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) restrictions, complete their risk assessment and open their market for Canadian beef. 

CCA President Tyler Fulton says Canadian beef farmers and ranchers are proud to produce the highest quality and safest beef in the world. 

Silage is one way to preserve harvested forage for use throughout the rest of the year. The underlying principle of making silage is allowing bacteria to multiply and produce acid – specifically acetic acid.   

A former deputy premier's petition to have Alberta declare that its official policy is to remain in Canada can start rolling out across the province.

Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure says canvassers with the Alberta Forever Canada citizen initiative can begin gathering signatures.

Submitted by Thomas Lukaszuk, a former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister, the petition is for a policy proposal asking people: "Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?"

Canvassers have three months to gather around 294,000 signatures on the petition.

Alberta has announced plans to invest $1.3 million to strengthen the health, biodiversity, and long-term resilience of the province's rangelands. 

Agriculture Minister RJ Sigurdson says healthy rangelands are the foundation of a strong agricultural sector. 

RCMP say a child was located near 8th Street and Veterans Boulevard early Saturday morning and has since been reunited with family.

The confirmation follows a social media post that drew widespread attention over the weekend, claiming a young child had been found alone in the area.

"July 26th, a child was located around 8th street and Veterans at approximately 0725hrs,” RCMP said in an emailed response. “There was no concern with the child's condition. The child was reunited with his family.”

No further details were released.

Alberta remains in a strong position, despite a projected 2.5 per cent drop in revenues this year, according to Provincial Fiscal Outlook, a new report released July 29 by The Conference Board of Canada.

The report finds that all Canadian provinces are expected to run deficits in the current fiscal year, with sluggish economic growth and high interest rates weighing on government revenues.

The Town of Didsbury is warning residents that Google’s AI-generated search results may be displaying incorrect information about local swim schedules.

“We have had reports that Google AI (which often pops up first when you Google something like 'Didsbury Pool swim times') has incorrect information,” the town said in a July 29 Facebook post. “We, of course, do not control Google, and their information may be outdated or even from a different 'Didsbury'.”

The Alberta government is expected to unveil new infrastructure plans this afternoon to support Airdrie’s fast-growing population.

Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen is scheduled to make the announcement at 2:30 p.m. in the city’s South Winds neighbourhood. Airdrie-East MLA Angela Pitt and Mayor Peter Brown will join him.

This is the second time in recent months that a provincial cabinet minister has appeared in Airdrie to address infrastructure tied to population growth.

Airdrie is seeing sunshine and summer heat this week, but remains just outside two heat warning zones now in effect for parts of Rocky View County.