Carstairs

Last week the Carstairs Fire Department had a visit from a few four-legged friends, but this opportunity was unique in several ways.

Carstairs Fire Chief, Jordan Schaffer, explained that the service dogs came as part of the Dogs with Wings Assistance Dog Society. The Society, which is a charitable organization was founded in 1996 and has since expanded to offer a program of Autism Service Dogs for children. 

Chief Schaffer said that the firefighters were acquainted with how the service dogs operate when they're working. 

Due to the level four water restrictions in Airdrie, the Chinook Winds Regional Park will be closed until further notice. However, other area splash parks are open.

These include:

The Carstairs Fire Department has reclaimed its title as tug-of-war champion at Carstairs Heritage Festival 2024.

The fire department had enough members willing to participate in the event that they had two teams, one team finishing in first and one in third. Here are the members of the winning team that beat the CrossFit team in the final:

The Edwin Parr Award recipient for the Central Alberta region is Emily Wilson, a grade 3 teacher at Carstairs Elementary School.

Wilson was one of the seven Central Alberta school division nominees who were taken into consideration for the prize.

Today was a special day for local hockey players as the 2024 Western Hockey League Prospect Draft took place.

Multiple hockey players from Airdrie and players who played hockey for the U15 AAA Airdrie Xtreme were selected.

Here are the players that were selected and what teams drafted them (R=Round and P=Pick):