Airdrie

RCMP have named Conway Moyah in their weekly Wanted Wednesday campaign, highlighting individuals wanted on warrants.

No one has filed to run for mayor in Airdrie, with the Oct. 20 municipal election two months away and the nomination deadline set for Sept. 22 at noon.

The city’s candidate register as of Wednesday, Aug. 20, shows 10 people have filed for council: Simisola Obasan, Tomisin (Tomi) Adenipekun, Chad Stewart, incumbent Darrell Belyk, Chris Glass, Rekha Mehay, Jay Raymundo, Mo Fahad Shaukat, Maulik Shah and Anthony Morvillo.

Airdrie’s Genesis Place pool and aquatics area will close Friday, Aug. 22, and will not reopen on Sept. 13, the city confirmed again in an Aug. 19 social media post.

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Athletes from Cochrane, Okotoks and Gleichen are among those making early noise for Team Alberta as Week 2 began at the Canada Summer Games.

Cochrane’s Ryan Hegarty advanced to the men’s 400-metre hurdles medal round after clocking 57.33 seconds on Tuesday.

Okotoks competitor Doran Janse van Rensburg placed fourth in men’s para shot put, with the results listed as “330” (sic).

From Gleichen, men’s softball player Dantin Winnipeg returned for his second Canada Games appearance after competing in 2022.

Tails To Tell Animal Rescue in Crossfield has seen around 60 cats from Airdrie make their way to the shelter.

Ever since Alberta Pound and Rescue, Airdrie location (APARC), closed back in April, Tails To Tell has been the location where all of the lost or found cats in Airdrie would go.

Claire Prevost, the office manager of Tails To Tell, explained that out of the 60 cats, 16 were kittens under four months old.

Rocky View County (RVC) is looking for residents who are interested in joining several different board committees.

"This is your opportunity to share your expertise, connect with neighbours, and play a role in shaping programs, policies, and services that impact daily life across the county," shared RVC.

Current vacancies according to the county include:

Excitement is on the rise as the locally shot My Life with the Walter Boys release for the second season is just around the corner.

Season two of the series drops next week, August 28, on Netflix.

A recap of the first season was recently released, with the next season just around the corner, reminding fans of what they saw in the first season.

Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are set to return to the bargaining table today.

Plans to rekindle talks late last week were delayed due to a lack of federal government mediators.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers claimed labour unrest at Air Canada was pulling attention from the postal service's dispute, which has stretched on for more than a year and a half.

Air Canada flights within North America are expected to ramp up this morning as the airline continues its operational restart following a three-day flight attendants' strike.

The company resumed flights Tuesday afternoon after a complete halt to Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge routes that began early Saturday morning.

It said it was focusing on outbound international flights to start.

In a partial policy reversal, Alberta's government said Tuesday it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers.

Maddison McKee, spokesperson to Primary and Preventative Health Services Minister Adriana LaGrange, said in an email that COVID-19 vaccine coverage will be extended to all health-care workers this fall under the first phase of the province's vaccination rollout.

"Immunization will remain voluntary," said McKee.