Airdrie

RCMP officers across Alberta responded to 147 motor vehicle collisions on Thursday as late-season snow created hazardous driving conditions. Despite the high volume of incidents, police confirmed there were no fatalities.

"RCMP officers in many parts of the province were kept busy yesterday responding to motor vehicle collision," RCMP said in a statement, urging drivers to remain vigilant and take steps to ensure their safety and the safety of others. "Although we are at the tail end of winter, snowstorms are still common."

Airdrie RCMP is reminding motorists to drive safely and responsibly after Alberta RCMP laid 9,419 charges for aggressive and dangerous driving in 2024.

Reckless behaviors such as excessive speeding, distracted driving, tailgating, and road rage put drivers, pedestrians, and other road users at risk. To prevent these incidents and improve road safety, Airdrie RCMP is encouraging motorists to follow key safety practices and report dangerous driving.

To help prevent aggressive driving incidents and ensure safer roads, Airdrie RCMP provided the following safety tips:

Parks Canada has banned tents, tent trailers, and soft-sided campers at the Lake Louise Trailer Campground for the 2025 season due to increased bear activity. The restriction is in effect until December 15. Violators face fines of up to $25,000.

Parks Canada has also restricted trail bicycling in Banff National Park, allowing it only on designated trails and paved roads. Effective today, the restriction remains in force until further notice and prohibits all off-trail biking and unauthorized trail-building.

The Alberta government has approved a temporary regulation providing job-protected leave for Alberta-based Canadian Armed Forces reservists so they can fulfill their service obligations while taking on expanded duties during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis this June.

The regulation, announced by Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade Matt Jones, takes effect March 31 and expires August 31, 2025. It enables reservists to take leave for operations and activities related to the summit, including pre- and post-deployment duties.

Hazardous Weather Expected Across the Region

Airdrie roads and the QEII remain clear this morning, but Environment Canada is predicting the possibility of freezing drizzle and snow moving in. Flurries are likely today, with a 60 per cent chance of precipitation and a risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Winds will stay light at 15 km/h, with temperatures holding at -3°C and a wind chill near -8.

Saturday is a special day for the Airdrie Food Bank as they are celebrating its 40th birthday.

Lori McRitchie, the food bank's Executive Director, explained that the food bank first started when a group of concerned community members noticed that people were hungry in the community.

"A lot of them were from different church communities, they banded together, and they formed a board, after they applied for incorporation through the province of Alberta to become a not-for-profit organization."

Airdrie City Council will decide next month if e-scooters will be returning to Airdrie for the summer.

With summer fast approaching, e-scooters are starting to arrive in surrounding communities, but the City of Airdrie needs to decide if they will be making a return, and Airdronians will have another mode of transportation once again.

Billie-Jo Arnott, the City of Airdrie's Team Leader for transit and active transportation, explained that the city was running a pilot program from 2022 to 2024.

Last month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or CFIA officially declared a herd of cattle infected with bovine tuberculosis or bovine TB. An investigation spanning back six years has taken place, tracking the movements of the herd to limit the spread of bovine TB. Dr. Stacey Vos, veterinarian and Animal Health Regional Veterinary Officer with the CFIA, talks about the case itself, and the risks associated with bovine TB. 

For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. 

Carney, in his role as prime minister, will meet virtually with Canada's premiers today to discuss the country's response to Trump's latest duties.

The president signed an executive order earlier this week to implement 25 per cent levies on all automobile and auto part imports — his latest move to upend global trade through a massive tariff agenda that pushed some automakers' stock prices down on Thursday.