2010 News Releases
August 7, 2010
CP Train Derailment - All Clear
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August 5, 2010
CP Train Derailment - Update
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August 4, 2010
CP Train Derailment - Shelter in Place Notice
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August 3, 2010
CP Train Derailment - 4:45 Update
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August 3, 2010
CP Train Derailment
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July 29, 2010
Airdrie House Fire Caused by Linseed Oil
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July12, 2010
Camrose, Sundre and Breton win Community EcoAction Challenge
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July 6, 2010
Airdrie population number steadies
The City of Airdrie's population levelled out this year, with the official 2010 census result at 39,822, a 4.54 per cent growth rate, compared to 11.65 per cent last year. This is the smallest growth the city has experienced since 1999.
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June 30, 2010
Major interchange in airdrie opens ahead of schedule
QE2-Yankee Valley Boulevard interchange gets $42-million rebuild
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May 21, 2010
Airdrie Leads way in Eco-Challenge
Residents of Alberta to make simple changes to their daily lives in order to make a big impact on the environment.
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May 17, 2010
June is Bike Month
The City of Airdrie is pleased to declare June as Bike Month. The City, in collaboration wth local businesses, has organized some free pedal powered events throughout June to promote biking as an active transporation option with healthy lifestyle benefits.
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May 3, 2010
Five New Sports Added to Extreme FX
Space is filling fast for the fourth annual Extreme FX event May 15 at Genesis Place.
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April 24, 2010
Winner of the YES Award Announced
The City of Airdrie Environmental Advisory Board is pleased to announce École Edwards Elementary School, as the winners of the 2010 Youth Environmental Stewardship Award.
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April 21, 2010
Outstanding Volunteer Winners
The Volunteers of the Year Award winners announced.
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April 19, 2010
Airdrie Under Voluntary Water Restrictions
The City of Airdrie is asking residents ot voluntarily limit their indoor and outdoor water use of the next 48 hours as a precautionary measur in light of a potential water shortage.
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April 19, 2010
Multiple House Fire
On Monday, April 19, 2010 at approximately 9:00 PM, the Airdrie RCMP and Airdrie Emergency Service (AES) received a complaint of a residential fire in the SE community of Big Springs on Srpings Crescent.
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April 9, 2010
New transit system scheduled for fall
A few months away from its first journey, the City of Airdrie’s new ICE (InterCity Express) bus service has garnered significant attention.
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April 9, 2010
Airdrie Opens Westside Recycle Depot
The City of Airdrie Recycle Depot is proud ot announce the grand opening of the Westside Recycle depot at the Home Depot parking lot.
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April 13, 2010
Outstanding Volunteer Nominees
the city of Airdrie officially announced this year's nominees for the Vojunteers of the Year Award.
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April 6, 2010
Street sweeping program saves water with new technology
The City of Airdrie’s spring street sweeping program is underway removing the winter build-up of debris from our roads with a new sweeping unit which uses 7500 litres less water to clean each concrete median.
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April 6, 2010
Recycle Depot Now Accepting More Plastics
Starting April 1, the Eastside Recycle Depot is accepting all plastic containers marked 1 through 7.
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March 31, 2010
Airdrie Receives Safe Community Recognition
On March 18, 2010, the City of Airdrie was awarded the Safe Community recognition status for 2010 from the National Fire Protection Association.
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March 1, 2010
Plan Identifies Ecological Hot Spots
In preparation for the next steps of growth planning, City of Airdrie staff has begun research of the proposed growth area including an Ecological Inventory. A report on this Ecological Inventory, prepared by working closely with O2 Planning & Design Inc. (O2), was presented to Council on March 1.
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March 1, 2010
Residents give feedback on future Airdrie development
Airdrie residents say they want more bike paths, pathways, playgrounds and shopping with restaurants in feedback collected by City of Airdrie Planning Department in the AirdrieONE resident phone and online survey.
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March 1, 2010
2009 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY RESULTS
Residents rank City services with solid scores
Residents gave Airdrie a high-ranking 98 percent rating for quality of life in the annual Citizen Satisfaction Survey, the highest score in a group of ¬17 other municipalities surveyed by Banister Research. The overall Citizen Satisfaction Index rose slightly and is the second-highest index rating the City has achieved at 3.83 out of a possible 5.0.
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Report Presentation
March 1, 2010
Proposed Growth Area Update
At their regular meeting on March 1, 2010, Airdrie City Council was presented with an update on the Comprehensive Growth Strategy. The update includes a new proposed annexation boundary supported by the Intermunicipal Committee (City of Airdrie and Rocky View County).
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February 18, 2010
Airdrie Residents to be Inspired by Ian Hill
Ian Hill may not be a household name, but in the field of community development, Hill is considered an expert in engaging community minded individuals and groups and producing positive and long lasting results.
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February 1, 2010
Positive Residential and Commercial Growth in 2009
The City of Airdrie saw $201 million in construction value in 2009 compared to $184 million in 2008. Permit levels increased the second half of 2009, from the same period in 2008 with the busiest month being November 2009.
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February 1, 2010
Airdrie Recognizes Volunteers in Their Community
The City of Airdrie is encouraging residents to nominate their friends and neighbours who are making a difference in the community by volunteering in some capacity. The Volunteers of the Year Award acknowledges outstanding contributions of Airdrie’s volunteers.
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January 15, 2010
Say YES to the Environment
The City of Airdrie Environmental Advisory Board is encouraging residents to acknowledge the successful environmental initiatives of Airdrie residents under the age of 18 with this year’s Youth Environmental Stewardship Award (YES Award).
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January 5, 2010
Airdrie's Olympic Torch relay Route Announced
The Olympic Flame will be making its way through Airdrie on January 19, 2010. The torch relay will begin at 5:30 pm and arrive at East Lake Park at approximately 6:30 pm.
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