Airdrie

The ongoing strike at the Port of Vancouver is estimated to be costing Canada's grain industry $35 million a day in lost exports. 

About 650 Grain Services Workers walked off the job Tuesday morning at the Port of Vancouver over contract issues with the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VETA).

VETA represents six grain export terminals Viterra's Cascadia and Pacific Terminals, Richardson International Terminal, Cargill Limited Terminal, the G3 Vancouver Terminal and Alliance Grain Terminal which operate at the Port. 

Airdrie has a vibrant local music scene, and one of its standout talents is Edwardson, an alternative pop artist with deep roots in the community.

Recently, Edwardson shared his journey with Discover Airdrie, reflecting on how his hometown shaped his music.

“I was born and raised here,” he said. “I sort of got my musical start here as well.”

Rocky View County is inviting residents and stakeholders to share their views on short-term vacation rentals as part of an ongoing effort to balance tourism's benefits with local communities' needs.

A former parliamentarian is suspected of "having worked to influence parliamentary business" on behalf of an unnamed foreign government, Canada's spy service told a federal inquiry Friday.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service also cited indications that an unspecified foreign government engaged in meddling to reduce the likelihood of a specific Liberal candidate of being elected federally.

To commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30), the City of Airdrie, in partnership with Circle Connections for Reconciliation, invites residents to the Bert Church LIVE Theatre for a special event on Sunday, September 29.

As the first month of school comes to a close, students, parents, and teachers are adjusting to Alberta's new province-wide policy banning cell phones and social media in classrooms. While technology is pervasive in the lives of Airdronians of all ages, many local parents have strongly supported this restriction on mobile device use.

An incident earlier this week after school hours at George McDougall High School prompted the involvement of school officials and the RCMP.

At approximately 4:42 p.m. on Tuesday, after students had been dismissed for the day, RCMP responded to a firearms complaint at the school. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a 17-year-old student had brought a foam dart replica gun and what appeared to be a knife or box cutter to show their peers. No charges were laid, and the case has been closed.

A coalition of disability rights organizations has launched a Charter challenge against a part of Canada's law on medical assistance in dying, calling it an "abandonment” of people with disabilities. 

The group announced Thursday that it had filed a notice of application to challenge what's known as track two of the MAID law, which it argues has resulted in premature deaths.  

Monday night, Airdrie Special Olympics held a fundraising event at Boston Pizza called "Cops, Pops and Pizza."

Staff Sgt. Ryan with the Southern Alberta RCMP, who is also the chairperson for the Calgary region Special Olympics, spoke to DiscoverAirdrie and explained athletes and police officers were working with servers at Boston Pizza to collect donations that would help send local athletes to provincial events for certain sports.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) has seen a slight decrease in enrolment throughout September.

Back in January, RVS  submitted to the government their projected enrolment for this school year. According to the division, it's complicated to predict the enrolment growth but RVS predicted they would be at 29,350 students.

Back at the beginning of September, RVS enrolment was around the 29,300 mark. As of Tuesday, September 17, RVS enrolments were 29,221 students.