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Every month, staff from the Airdrie Public Library (APL) send the Airdrie City View a selection of titles the library has among its collections, along with brief synopses of each read. Here is the 'Book Page' for June, offering a handful of summer reading options for adults this year.

A performing arts studio in Airdrie has created a memorial award in honour of student Quinn Kerber, who passed away as a result of a tragic accident at her day home last year.

A new Airdrie Public Library (APL) initiative will take the facility's books on wheels this summer.

Whether you are a longtime resident of Airdrie or you’ve only been here for a short time, you have probably noticed the metal sphere that once dominated the northeast end of the city.

The end of the school year means another instalment of Rocky Views Schools’ (RVS) Building Futures program has come to a close, and students, staff and supervising tradespeople celebrated the wrap-up with an outdoor pizza party on June 25.

Environment Canada is advising residents of Airdrie and Rocky View County's western and northwestern communities to be "air aware" as hot and sunny conditions persist for the remainder of the week.

There are many reasons people might want to start an at-home garden this summer, whether it be a desire to become more self-reliant, to save a few dollars on grocery bills, improve one’s health or the environment, or simply for the sense of accomplishment that comes with growing something from the ground up.

This is one of those columns where we at Airdrie Public Library (APL) get to brag about our summer programs, which launch on July 5. The TD Summer Reading Club returns for more literacy-based play and learning.

An Airdrie resident is spearheading the city’s first food and music festival in Nose Creek Regional Park next month in the hopes of reinvigorating local businesses and providing support to struggling entertainers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airdrie’s legion will be bumping on Canada Day, when the facility hosts an open house barbecue on July 1, complete with live entertainment.