Community

The project stems from the 2020 Winter Games Legacy Funds – a $258,000 surplus of public Legacy Funds following the 2020 Alberta Winter Games that were hosted in Airdrie.

“All the volunteerism in this community is amazing,” Bates said. “People love Airdrie and they support Airdrie 1,000 per cent and I’m just glad to be a part of it – it's just great."

An Airdrie resident has been charged with ramming a police vehicle with a stolen pickup truck in Okotoks. According to the RCMP, officers spotted a stolen pickup truck in the 200-block of Southridge Drive in Okotoks at approximately 10:35 p.m.

"To all you amazing Airdronians that have reached out in our time of need, I can't even begin to thank you enough," the post read. "My day and night have been filled with tears from the loss and the love I see from this great community."

The City of Airdrie hosted New Year's Eve fireworks at East Lake Park on Dec. 31.

While 2022 saw a return to “normal,” in many pre-pandemic aspects, Brown noted that sense of normalcy came with considerable growth and other challenges.

This year, we’re hitting our resolution hard and early with our Family Reading Club.

Dr. José Rizal is honoured by the Filipino community all over the world on Dec. 30. Rizal was killed by the Spanish when he spoke out for his people's freedom 126 years ago.

It’s easy to get caught up in all the negativity floating around in the air these days, according to Tammy Tkachuk, a licensed psychotherapist and life coach at Transition Life Wellness in Airdrie, but the key is not to let that negativity drag

Here's a recap of the Airdrie City View editorial team's top 10 'community' stories of 2022.