Airdrie news

• Airdrie RCMP Investigating Recovered Stolen Vehicle Complaint

  16-08-2018 17:07
  Airdrie, Alberta – Airdrie RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects whom were observed dumping a stolen vehicle in the parking lot at 604 East Lake Boulevard in Airdrie before committing [...]
  
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• Parks department investigates feral domestic rabbits

  16-08-2018 00:43 via airdrieecho.com
  The Parks department for the City of Airdrie Parks is currently assessing the population of feral domestic rabbits within the community.
  The City is asking for help from residents to report sightings to identify the problem areas.
  Feral domestic rabbits are house-pet breeds or descendants of house-pet breeds that have somehow been released to repopulate on their own.
  They are not related to jackrabbits native to Airdrie. “We’re looking for information about neighbourhoods in which wi
  
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• Airdrie's finest camp out for Special Olympians

  16-08-2018 00:31 via airdrieecho.com
  Airdrie’s finest have braved the heat and rain in a makeshift scaffolding shelter outside of the Airdrie Wal-Mart throughout the weekend of August 10.
  The two-day long ‘camping’ session was in support of the Free the Finest fundraiser for Special Olympics Airdrie. Cory Schultz, Jessica van der Hoek, Mat Petersen, and Brian Savage, despite a present heat wave and a forecast of rain, faced the elements head on with one another in a tarp-wrapped scaffolding platform outside of the
  
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• Orienteering coming to Airdrie youth

  16-08-2018 00:23 via airdrieecho.com
  As people become evermore dependant on technology, the Alberta Orienteering Society is looking to bring a new program to Airdrie to get kids outside and exploring.
  Outdoor Adventure Airdrie will mosey into town come September 18, and will teach kids from the ages of five to seventeen the skills and knowhow to read and understand maps and traverse the wilderness.
  Denis Gagnon, one of the leaders of the program, said the program aims to reignite kids’ curiosity of the world.
  “The big p
  
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• The Lowdown – Top notch talent

  16-08-2018 00:12 via airdrieecho.com
  Everyone who’s aware of their own creativity and even those who are not, have that one “something” that they wish they could do. For me that something is singing. I admire people who have mastery of their voice and when I hear it, I simply stand in awe of the talent these incredible people have. What’s more is when a voice stops you, mid conversation at an event and captures your attention with its perfection. That was exactly the case while I was at a local business gath
  
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• Local florist offers unique wildflower arrangements

  16-08-2018 00:07 via airdrieecho.com
  Airdrian Jennifer Johnston-Babott is sharing her love of flowers and nature through her business Branch and West.
  “I grew up in Ontario in the country, so we always had fields full of wildflowers,” she said.
  “We always planted big gardens in the summer. My grandmothers were both gardeners, so it just was always with me.”
  Johnston-Babott was previously a teacher for five years before becoming a floral designer.
  Over the last 12 years, she took several different courses on
  
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• Special Olympians do Alberta proud

  16-08-2018 00:03 via airdrieecho.com
  Team Alberta special Olympians have made the return from the Special Olympics Canada 2018 Summer Games in Antigonish, N.S., celebrating their hard efforts of representing the province against the rest of the country.
  Jill Moore of Special Olympics Alberta, who had the pleasure of attending the competition, said the athletes were admirable in their competitiveness and sportsmanship.
  “We did really well. We competed in nine sports, and a lot of the athletes surpassed many of their personal g
  
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