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According to prior reporting from the Airdrie City View, Thorpe is a George McDougall High School alumnus, having graduated from the school in 2019. He made headlines that year by being one of three Airdrie students to score 100 per cent on one of his diploma exams in January 2019, and also captained the Mustangs soccer team that spring.

Grade 2 students at Heloise Lorimer elementary school have been rollerblading into the new year, thanks to a special physical education course offered this January at the east Airdrie school.

The president of the union that represents thousands of health-care professionals in Alberta is calling on the provincial government to better support the sector’s workers.

In deciding on where she wanted to pursue her post-secondary athletics, Olsen said she has always had a close connection to U of C volleyball, having grown up watching their games, and having played for the Dinos volleyball club when she was younger.

A special weather warning is in place to prepare motorists for the potential of reduced visibility and poor travel conditions.

Remember that setbacks, obstacles, and challenges are necessary in order to progress and move forward. Change is inevitable, growth is optional. Failure only happens when you stay down and don’t learn from these setbacks and obstacles. 

Slated to open in 2025, our new facility will be located where the old fire hall now stands on Main Street. It will be 60,000 square feet, with an additional 25,000 square feet devoted to being a multi-use space.