Airdrie

Westglen School in Didsbury received a donation of 18 bikes last month.

The 18 high-end, extra light alloy bikes will be used for the bike mechanics class, which is in its second year at the school, according to Chinook's Edge School Division.

Small businesses in Airdrie will soon receive federal carbon rebate payments ranging from $200 to $3,300. The payments will be disbursed by mid-December 2024 and cover proceeds collected from the federal fuel charge between 2019 and 2024.

A previous road closure due to a collision is now clear.

🟢 ROAD OPEN 🟢

The offramp from Country Hills Boulevard N.E. to northbound Deerfoot Trail N.E. is now open.

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As of October 2, Banff National Park has officially closed the Pharaoh Lake area to all traffic and travel, effective until October 31.

This decision is a precautionary measure due to a black bear feeding on a nearby carcass.

The closure includes the popular trail connecting Pharaoh Lake, Black Rock Lake, Sphinx Lake, and the surrounding area. Park officials urge visitors to respect this closure to ensure their safety and the well-being of wildlife.

Airdrie City Council has approved a funding request for the Clean Energy Improvement Plan (CEIP) to help residents finance energy-efficient home upgrades. This decision follows the recent approval of the funding application of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

Over the weekend, Volunteer Airdrie took to the ditches for their annual Highway 567 Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup Campaign.

Dave Maffitt, past Chair of Volunteer Airdrie, spoke to DiscoverAirdrie about how he thought he might have had to cancel it.

"I was thinking as late as Thursday evening that I was going to have to cancel this year's cleanup because we only had two people confirmed at that point. I was quite relieved and quite gratified that we had another eight volunteers step up in the last 48 hours."

Statistics Canada's Baby Observatory has compiled a list of the most popular baby names for both boys and girls for 2023.

An MLA advisory committee has recommended that Alberta not allow liquor sales in grocery and convenience stores.

The committee, tasked with reviewing the province’s liquor retail model, presented its findings to the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, concluding that the current system should remain in place.

With outdoor water restrictions now behind us, Airdrie Fire Chief Mike Pirie reflected on how the Airdrie Fire Department (AFD) was able to deal with the limitations.

When speaking to DiscoverAirdrie, Pirie believes that, as a department, they handled it the best they could.

"We integrated into the emergency management system. Our water services team did a brilliant job of educating us on the real risk to firefighting operations, which was essentially the system itself, it was not at risk for us to do our day-to-day work, it just could be taxed if we had a large event."

After reporting technical problems earlier on Wednesday, Rocky View Schools (RVS) said it continues to experience phone and internet service disruptions due to a cut in a fibre optic cable near Calgary.

RVS added that the telecommunications vendor has not provided a firm estimate for when the issue will be resolved. However, schools remain open despite the outage, and classes will proceed without internet access.