Neighbouring towns join Airdrie with full slate of Canada Day events

While Airdrie gears up for a citywide celebration, nearby towns including Carstairs, Didsbury, and Olds are also hosting packed slates of parades, vendors, fireworks, and free food on July 1.

Here’s a full regional rundown:

CARSTAIRS

Carstairs Memorial Park will host a full Canada Day celebration from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Town of Carstairs festivities will include:

Rediscover Canada with Porter Airlines – Your ticket to adventure!

AIR 106 and Porter Airlines are giving you the chance to rediscover Canada, from coast to coast.

Until July 4th, listen daily for the sound of the Porter jet. When you hear it, be the 1st caller and tell us where you’d fly – whether it’s a bustling city escape or a quiet hidden gem.

One lucky winner will score a round-trip airfare voucher for two to anywhere Porter Airlines flies. It’s the ultimate summer getaway.

Built Different: Two local women. One event. Zero compromise.

For two local women, prep came first — early mornings, missed meals, and months of silence few people ever see.

And when Crossfield’s Cheryl MacKimmie stepped on stage at the 2025 Alberta Open Bodybuilding Show held May 31 at the Red Deer Resort and Casino, it wasn’t for applause. It was to finish something.

Crossfield man sentenced in 2024 child pornography case

Thijs Gordon Vogelzang, a Crossfield resident and former educational assistant previously employed by Rocky View Schools, was sentenced to 258 days in custody for possession of child pornography. With 168 days credited as time already served, he has 90 days remaining.


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Jennifer Lawrence film filmed in Airdrie and area stuns Cannes; Netflix confirms more Walter Boys

Die, My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 17. According to Variety, the film received a six-minute standing ovation following its world premiere and is in competition for the Palme d’Or.

The movie was filmed in Calgary, Okotoks, Didsbury and at a farmhouse near Balzac, according to production advocacy group Keep Alberta Rolling.

Another screen production filmed in Alberta also made headlines this month.

May 7 fire destroyed Crossfield family’s home: “We have nothing at all”

Wanda and Rob watched more than three decades of family life vanish in smoke and flame.

"We raised three of our girls in that house," Wanda said. "All the bike riding down the drive, basketball in the back…You look at it, and that's gone."

"The fact that we've lost our pets has been very difficult," she added. "And our memories — everything's gone. Like, we have nothing at all."