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"[The cause] just hits home and Fox's legacy just needs to keep living on. I think the kids do it through school and it's nice that we can do it as a community to keep it going afterwards, too."

“Seeing a performance live is electric. When you laugh at the comedian’s jokes, you feel connected, or when you hear someone near you tapping their toe to the music, they’re feeling the same beat that you are."

“I think for one of the first times in my life, I was acknowledged by peers and by other people that something that I do for fun and that I love and am passionate about was even to be considered,” she said.

Harris said the main drawing card for the event is the social connection it provides to Airdrie residents and attendees from the surrounding region.

Combined with workshops and office hours, the residency offers local writers the chance to liaise with someone who boasts a solid publication history and an established reputation as a professional writer.

Class is officially back in session as Airdrie's K-12 students return to school this week.

Local groups banded together on Wednesday to raise awareness of the issue of drug poisonings and overdose deaths in the Airdrie region at a special Overdose Awareness Day event held at Nose Creek Regional Park.

Class is officially in session at Rocky View County's and Crossfield's public schools, as kids returned to the classroom Sept. 1 following a two-month summer break.

Tie-A-Turban day, hosted by the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program in partnership with the Airdrie Farmers Market, was hosted on Aug. 24 to promote cultural diversity and awareness.

City-sponsored events planned to commemorate the day Alberta officially became a province in 1905, include a free pancake breakfast, live music from Abbey and Joe Calvert, historic storytelling, children's activities, and more.