Community

From April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, Community Links served 6,908 residents – a 22 per cent increase from the prior year.

“I think it’s an exciting opportunity. Calgary was the latest one and Edmonton is already there [to implement the program],” said Brown during the meeting. “I thought it’d be a really great if Airdrie stepped up.” 

The City employee shared the best and first solution to the housing shortage is to “unlock a greater supply across the housing continuum,” so people have options to access the type of housing they need. 

Airdrie's registered charities have until Feb. 21 to apply for federal grant money of up to $100,000 from the Airdrie and District Community Foundation, which is dispersing $255,000 over the next 18 months to help area charities adapt and modernize.

The Airdrie Public Library (APL) will be hosting a reading marathon of books that have been deemed controversial, heavily scrutinized, or banned outright later this month, to encourage open discourse and celebrate freedom of press.

At Ralph McCall School, the message is not just an anti-bullying one this week, but about how students should treat each other with kindness and respect every day,

Local volunteer groups hosted the third annual Pirate And Princess Gala on Feb. 12 at the Town and Country Centre.

According to the agenda report, the Climate Mitigation Strategy will outline the corporate mitigation component of a future, comprehensive climate action strategy, including a climate adaptation piece and emissions reduction. 

Airdrie residents contributed a total of 2,041 shoe boxes to Samaritan's Purse' Operation Christmas Child in 2022

Family Day just got a bit more fun as Iron Horse Park announced its annual Frostbite Run on Feb. 20.