Community

To give Airdrie businesses, residents and non-profits a leg up during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Airdrie City View is launching a new coupon book to help stimulate and encourage local shopping.

With the help of a few of his farm animal friends, Allen the Alpaca has been bringing smiles to Airdronians’ faces since his rise to stardom last summer.

Spring weather is officially upon us, meaning many Airdronians are out mowing their lawns or working in their gardens. However, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is urging residents to embrace their laziness and an unkempt yard this spring, and hold off on moving their lawns throughout the month of May, in order to protect pollinating species.

Public accountability spectacles, or the practice of bringing someone considered guilty of committing a social faux pas to account, have become an ever-present part of our culture.

“I had no idea the library provided something like this for my child. Thank you.

The dedication and efforts shown by the chair of the Airdrie committee for Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) have earned him the organization’s Alberta-based volunteer of the year award.

An Airdrie Meals on Wheels (AMOW) volunteer and long-time community resident is retiring after eight years of service with the local society, and the impact of his retirement will be felt across the community, according to Volunteer Coordinator Karen Blanchette.

During the month of April, students at Muriel Clayton Middle School in Airdrie rallied together to collect non-perishable food items for their annual food drive, as part of a larger Rocky View Schools initiative called Get Into G.E.A.R.!

For the last three weeks, Airdrie’s Muslim community has been observing Ramadan – the holiest month in the Islamic faith.