Airdrie

Airdrie residents hosting out-of-town guests for Stampede, concerts, or conventions may soon have a new option just steps from the chucks.

The Calgary Stampede and Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) have signed a $330-million agreement with Alberta-based developer Truman to build a 13-storey hotel at the west entrance of the park.

According to the partners, it will be the first full-service, convention-oriented hotel constructed in Calgary's downtown in 25 years.

Airdrie’s Urgent Care Centre will be temporarily closed overnight tonight due to scheduled electrical upgrades.

Alberta Health Services confirmed the facility, located within the Airdrie Community Health Centre, will close at 8 p.m. on June 3 and reopen at 7 a.m. on June 4.

Nursing staff will remain on site during the outage to assist with patient redirection and access to EMS.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has provided an update on the ongoing renovations taking place at Airdrie Urgent Care Centre (AUCC).

AHS wrote to DiscoverAirdrie, sharing that they are pleased to see the expansion of the Airdrie Community Health Centre is progressing and creating a larger, thoughtfully designed environment to enhance healthcare services for the growing community.

"For the development of the Airdrie Community Health Centre optimization project, phase 1 was completed and opened to the public in January 2025."

Last week, Northcott Prairie School held its first annual Experiential Learning Week (ELW) for students in grades seven and eight.

Devon Sawby, principal of the school, shared that week week-long event allowed students will delve into various careers and pathways.

"Students had the opportunity to talk with experts, having them come into our building, sometimes going to visit them. There were multiple avenues of exploring that career or industry that they (the students) were interested in."

If you are travelling near Didsbury and Olds on June 5, be on the lookout for the Emergency Management Functional Exercise.

Shelley French, Head of Communications at Mountain View County, explained that there is a Mountain View Regional Emergency Management Agency that conducts these exercises every four years. 

The agency includes the Town of Olds, the Town of Didsbury, the Town of Carstairs, the Town of Sundre, the Village of Cremona, and Mountain View County.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to introduce a bill today spelling out the federal government's next steps on border security.

The recent throne speech promised legislation to bolster security at Canada's borders and new tools for police and intelligence agencies to help them stop the flow of deadly fentanyl and its precursors.

The government also said the Canada Border Services Agency will be given new powers to examine goods destined for export to prevent the movement of illegal and stolen products, including cars.

The federal government plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday.

"The Canadian government is engaging with its Chinese counterparts at the ministerial level and we'll continue those discussions," Carney told reporters after meeting with premiers in Saskatoon.

"They're a top priority for us." 

The commitment came in a statement after the meeting and it says premiers want Canada's trading relationship with China to improve. 

A 17-year-old from Airdrie is among two youths charged after a series of break-and-enters and vehicle thefts occurred across Calgary, Chestermere, and Airdrie in May, according to the RCMP.

Police allege the suspects entered homes through main floor windows and stole wallets and car keys, which were then used to steal vehicles from the properties.

On May 30, Calgary police requested assistance from Chestermere RCMP in locating one of the stolen vehicles.

The federal government is investing $15 million into Protein Industries Canada; the funding is being used to strengthen Canada's agri-food sector.

The new funding will focus on genomics and AI programs by bringing new tools to plant breeders, farmers, ingredient processors, and food manufacturers.

The programs will enable farmers and companies across Canada’s agrifood sector to build a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable food system. 

Alberta is working on strengthening its market presence in Southeast Asia.

Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson is in Southeast Asia to promote Alberta as a reliable supplier of agricultural products.

The overall goal is to strengthen relationships with Vietnam and the Philippines to increase trade and investment opportunities that 
will directly benefit producers and processors by opening new markets for Alberta agriculture and food products.