Community

After a decade of fundraising, Wild Rose Humane Society (WRHS) finally opened the door to its new shelter in Didsbury, which will provide a safe place for small animals like dogs and cats to live until they are adopted into a new family.

A new pop-up market is coming to Airdrie June 22 and 23, in the form of the first Days of Summer Collective Market.

Crowds packed the Genesis Place Recreation Centre Field House June 16 for a benefit concert in support of StrazStrong and Ryan Straschnitzki.

Airdrie resident Mike Loughman is hoping the community will support his nomination for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s True Grit award by sending in emails of endorsement before the deadline of June 30.

For three hours June 16, fathers and daughters streamed onto Midtown Drive for the third annual Daddy Daughter Hair Day, hosted by the Airdrie Angels program.

The Kathyrn-Irricana-Keoma (KIK) Fifty Plus Club held its annual birthday party for members aged 80 and up June 9, in conjunction with Seniors’ Week. “Everyone gets excited about it,” said Barrie Hutchinson, director at KIK.

The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) is looking for unused or unwanted items for its upcoming garage sale and bottle drive fundraiser, which will be hosted at the organization’s property near Madden June 23.

The season for wildlife babies has come to Airdrie and area after a long winter and late spring – and the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) is encouraging residents to avoid “kidnapping” newborn animals.

Airdrie artist Marni Koelln has recently had five of her pieces accepted into Art-O-Rama, an exhibition hosted by the Calgary Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) June 15 and 16 at Fort Calgary.

The Johnson Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Bike ride from Airdrie to Olds will take place June 23 and 24, and for many, it’s an opportunity to make a difference for the people in their lives who are affected by MS.