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The City of Airdrie is rolling ahead with the possibility of bringing a second skatepark to the city.

Even as Airdrie’s youth sports clubs and teams are allowed to hold small-group training sessions again, a local swim club is still grappling with pandemic-related challenges that have made mentoring the city’s young swimmers difficult.

Airdrie has reported 66 active cases of COVID-19 as of March 2, the day after the Alberta government entered Stage 2 of its 'A Path Forward' plan to ease public health restrictions.

The Airdrie Food Bank’s (AFB) largest annual fundraiser has been cancelled once again, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact local organizations.

A three-kilometer run-athon titled the Secret 3K is taking place March 3 to raise money and bring awareness to gender equality in sports.

As a show of gratitude to first responders and health-care workers, the Canadian Tire automotive centre in Airdrie is offering those demographics a 10 per cent discount on any vehicular maintenance and work done in the shop.

“We have to be cognizant that by reducing investment and eliminating the stability and the predictability for municipal finances, we're not helping put the province on a path to recovery."

A $136-million job training program expected to help Albertans find work, upgrade skills while province promises "thousands" of new jobs