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CBC
13 hours ago
- CBC
CBC Calgary Headline News July 31: Bus driver robbed, bike lane review & Airdrie growth
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CTV News
17 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Alberta spends $50M on new critical wastewater pipeline for Airdrie
The provincial government is contributing $50 million toward a $114-million wastewater pipeline to support growth in the city of Airdrie, a Calgary suburb of more than 90,000 people. (File) The provincial government is spending $50 million to support growth in the city of Airdrie, a Calgary suburb that's ballooned to more than 90,000 people. The money will be spent on a new seven-kilometre wastewater pipeline that will connect to the City of Calgary's existing network. 'The pipeline will support new serviced subdivisions, allowing for the addition of up to 45,000 new housing units along with commercial and industrial growth,' said Devin Dreeshen, Alberta's minister of transportation and economic corridors. 'It's not flashy, it's not sexy, but it's important for the people that live here and just their everyday, daily convenience. I encourage other municipalities to focus on critical infrastructure that they need.' Since 2022, the population of Airdrie has grown by more than 25 per cent and the province says this commitment will eliminate the need for the city to build a new treatment facility on its own. 'This comes at a very pivotal time in our growth. We crossed the 90,000 barrier this year, which puts us even closer to the third-largest municipality in Alberta,' said Airdrie Mayor Peter Brown. 'This will be the single largest provincial investment specifically to the municipality of Airdrie.' Brown says he has more demands from the provincial government but wants to enjoy this latest investment for the time being. 'We have a lot of priorities coming up, as you know we have a new rec centre going in and have a number of developments going in our just about complete, like Inspire (Airdrie's new library), our new fire hall (and) we're doing huge renovations to the twin arenas. 'We're going to need a new water line, so infrastructure is always an issue for us but I think we just need to sit down as a team to find out what the next priority is.' Design work on the pipeline, which has a total cost of $114 million, will begin late this year, with construction set to begin in 2026. The project is expected to be completed in 2027.
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
Airdrie & Shotts MSP Neil Gray welcomes new Scottish Government funding for independent hospices
The Scottish Government has confirmed that £5 million is being distributed to ensure pay parity with NHS staff. Airdrie & Shotts MSP Neil Gray has welcomed new Scottish Government funding for independent hospices to ensure their "fantastic" clinical staff get pay parity with those in the NHS. The Scottish Government has recognised the 'enormous value' of clinical staff in independent hospices in North Lanarkshire - and confirmed that £5 million is being distributed to ensure pay parity with NHS staff. The funding was announced in the Scottish Budget, with hospices now having their funding allocations confirmed so that staff providing essential palliative and end-of-life care in independent hospices are fairly paid in line with NHS pay scales. This will help hospices like Airdrie's St Andrew's Hospice recruit and retain skilled healthcare professionals during a time of rising workforce pressures and increasing demand for palliative care services. Mr Gray MSP said: "The independent hospices like St Andrew's provide vital support to countless families at the most difficult times in their lives. "That's why this SNP Government is supporting hospices across North Lanarkshire in paying the staff who are so integral to providing this care. "Hospice staff deliver incredibly skilled, compassionate care every day, and now their pay will reflect the immense value of their work."
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Airdrie boss: New striker a priority as side prepare for Ross County without recognised centre forward
The Diamonds host Ross County on Saturday in the Championship curtain-raiser but are light up top Rhys McCabe admits Airdrie priority is bringing in a new striker as the Diamonds prepare for Saturday's Championship opener at home to Ross County without a recognised striker. The player-boss watched his side crash out of the Premier Sports Cup on Saturday to League One Alloa Athletic, with the Wasps pouncing on Sean McGinty's error to grab a 3-2 victory in the 89th minute at New Broomfield. Airdrie played without a striker as midfielders Chris Mochrie, Lewis McGrattan and Dylan Williams all had a shot at playing through the middle over the 90 minutes. Last season's star striker Ben Wilson sealed a summer switch to Welsh side The New Saints and the club are yet to replace him, while former Aberdeen frontman Aaron Reid is out injured. The club are also still coming to terms with long-term club captain and creative force Adam Frizzell leaving for Derry City last month. So McCabe is well aware of his side's shortcoming ahead of the Staggies visiting. He said: "We are not the thickest of squads and we've got a lot of kids on the bench who are still in a development phase, where they aren't ready or shouldn't be ready to be in the first team at this moment in time, but they have to be because of numbers. We've had to include them more than we'd planned. "So we need to look and get a couple of additions in to help the boys out in key areas of the pitch. "A striker has been our priority for a number of weeks because we've lost our source of goals but what some people might forget as well is we lost our captain, in Adam Frizzell. "Frizz has been a big, big part of how we've played over the last few years. His creativity and the way he leads by example on the pitch is a big miss. "To lose your source of goals as well - and Aaron Reid is still out injured and won't be back until the end of September - is tough. "We are playing Mochrie through the middle or Euan Henderson and we are trying to play a system that allows us to not kill somebody by playing them out of position. "But, right now, we don't have a recognised striker in the squad, which is an area we are trying to fill. "We need to make sure it is the right one and we are not jumping in too quickly to get somebody that ends up being a waste of a number in the squad. "They have to add value and challenge whoever is in the squad. When Aaron Reid comes back or when the likes of Mochrie or Hendo are playing there, there should be competition. We shouldn't just be sticking someone there because we've got nobody else. "I don't think we are a million miles away from being set and ready for the season. "We are certainly short in a couple of areas but we aren't making excuses. "We've gone and beaten Dundee, we won every game up until this one so we can't use that as an excuse just because we've lost a game."
Daily Record
5 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Airdrie defeat to Alloa a reality check for Ross County clash, says Dean McMaster
The Diamonds went down to the Wasps in a five-goal cup thriller Airdrie midfielder Dean McMaster says their defeat to League One Alloa will serve as a 'reality check' ahead of Saturday's Championship opener against Ross County. The Diamonds were defeated 3-2 by the Sons on Saturday, having led 2-1 with an hour gone. Rhys McCabe's men topped their Premier Sports Cup group with a 100 per cent record going into the winner-takes-all clash with the Wasps, but errors from Sean McGinty gifted the Wasps a penalty shortly after Airdrie had taken the lead and then McGinty gifted the ball to Steven Buchanan in the 89th minute and the striker made Airdrie pay with his late winner. It means Airdrie miss out on qualifying as one of the three best runners-up on goals scored and McMaster - who is on the comeback trail after missing pre-season through injury - says that should serve as a warning ahead of the Staggies visiting on league duty. The 22-year-old, who is the club's vice-captain, said: "The goals are all individual mistakes. Alloa haven't really earned the goals, but that happens. "It was disappointing to go in 1-0 down at half-time. I think the first 10-15 minutes of the second half, we started really well and obviously get the two goals. After that, I don't know why, but we dropped off and we let them come back into the game when they never should have been in the game. "I think Alloa defended most of the game in their 18-yard box and we should never let them come into the game, especially with how dominant we are at home. "It is a reality check for us to show that it won't be plain sailing, winning every week. We need to get back to our best and make sure we win this coming Saturday. "It is so disappointing because the boys have put in so much hard work. Obviously, I have been in the stand for two of them but today was just one of those days where it wasn't good enough, and we need to correct that. McMaster made his comeback in Wednesday night's 2-1 win at Montrose and played the first half of Saturday's defeat, so he is delighted to be building up his fitness in time for the Championship campaign. He added: "It is good to be back on the park and get some minutes in the legs. I missed the whole of pre-season, so it is good to get the minutes. "As you could probably see, I am a wee bit rusty and I am not at my full fitness. I thought we started the game quite well, playing on the front foot with some nice passages of play, but we just didn't penetrate through to get that goal or those forward runs."
