Airdrie

Alberta’s government issued a safety reminder on Tuesday, emphasizing the differences between personal vehicles and large commercial vehicles such as buses and semi-trucks.

From road expansions and sewer upgrades to a new fire station and expanded recreation space, Airdrie is set for another busy construction year. Several major projects will break ground in 2025, while others are in design or carrying over from previous plans.

The city outlines its 2025 capital projects online, though the web page doesn’t indicate when it was last updated. Additional information comes from a March 4 report submitted to council as part of the consent agenda.

Spring 2025

Alberta added more than 3,000 megawatts of new electricity generation to the provincial grid in 2024, coinciding with a 53 per cent drop in wholesale electricity prices and the province’s first year as a net power exporter since 2016, according to new data from the Alberta Electric System Operator.

With a federal election on the horizon, the agriculture sector is hoping to see some commitments from the federal parties as they campaign for seats in parliament. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture released its priorities, breaking those down into three categories: competitiveness, resiliency, and rules-based trade.

President Keith Curie talks about the competitiveness factor of Canada and what he wants to see done.

Saturday was a special night for the Airdrie Food Bank as their annual Shamrock Shimmy fundraiser took place.

While the exact amount of money raised is still being calculated as of right now, Christine Taylor with the Food Bank talked about how the event went.

"We had a lot of fun. Most of our live auction items went about their value, our silent auction items were very busy all night. I know there were a lot of bidding wars within the evening."

Have you ever wondered what the Airdrie Fire Department does once an emergency is over? They have a program designed to support the community during times of crisis.

Deputy Chief for the Airdrie Fire Department Garth Rabel explained that this program called "After the Emergency" has been around for quite a few years now.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) has asked for a meeting with the new Infrastructure Minister to discuss RVS’s infrastructure needs.

According to RVS, the Board is committed to advocating to the government on priorities focused on providing students with an education and school experience that supports them in achieving their absolute best

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec.

Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in the evening.

Carney, who spent the first few days of the campaign in Atlantic Canada, will be in Ontario today, scheduled for an announcement and a facility tour in Windsor, a facility tour in London and a rally in Kitchener.  

Residents of Airdrie and surrounding Rocky View County should brace for messy commutes and unsettled weather as winter returns later this week.

"We did issue a special weather statement this afternoon, just to highlight that there is going to be a change in the weather over the Airdrie and Calgary areas," said Heather Pimiskern, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Two weather systems will affect the area. The first arrives Tuesday evening, bringing showers overnight that transition into a rain-snow mix by Wednesday morning.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a special weather statement for the Airdrie and Crossfield area.

According to ECCC, wintry weather returns to Alberta this week, and you can expect winter travel conditions from Wednesday overnight to Friday across central Alberta.

"Heavy wet snow will begin Wednesday night over parts of west-central Alberta, including for Grande Prairie, Whitecourt and Edson."