Community

For the second consecutive year, longtime Airdrie and District Victims Assistance Society (ADVAS) volunteer Sue Ferguson has been recognized for her dedication to the organization.

As communities continue to band together in the face of the coronavirus, Volunteer Airdrie hopes to recognize the hard work of those that give back during National Vounteer Week.

COVID-19 has caused disruptions to all segments of society, and Airdrie’s art community has not been an exception. Artists are not a monolithic group, said painter Cindy Zampa, and they are responding to the pandemic in a variety of ways.

As spring brings a new generation of wildlife, the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) hopes to impress upon the public the message, “If you see a baby hare, leave it there.”

While COVID-19 has changed the nature of volunteering, it’s as important now as ever to find ways to give back to the community according to David Maffitt, chairperson of Volunteer Airdrie’s board of directors ­– both for yourse