Community

Forty-two schools in Rocky View County’s public school division raised a sum of approximately $48,000 for cancer research through their participation in the 40th annual Terry Fox Marathon of Hope last fall.

While Airdrie Public Library’s (APL) programmers have been on a recent break preparing for our upcoming spring programs, we’ve managed to have a sneak peek at what’s coming.

For the last nine years, the Airdrie Adult Writers Club has given the city’s novelists, authors, poets and bloggers a platform to gauge feedback and constructive critiques on their writings.

Stephen’s Backpacks Society in Airdrie has found another creative way to help kids in need, this time by selling custom hand-made cutting boards.

The Airdrie Chamber of Commerce is running a campaign throughout the month of May to encourage Airdronians to support local business owners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The crew at the Balzac Fire Station were taken by surprise earlier this month when soon-to-be parents Randi and Peter Dyck arrived at the station doors needing some urgent assistance.

A new partnership between Volunteer Airdrie Society and Drive Happiness will provide community support to seniors, people with disabilities and economically challenged residents through a low-cost, accessible and short-notice transportation program.

An Airdrie resident and student-teacher at Good Shepherd School has been carving a name for himself in the Canadian country music scene for the last few years. But since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he’s been performing for a different kind of audience.

A fun fact about public libraries: while they have lots of books and resources for all manner of readers and reader’s needs, they also get to do cool stuff.