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Airdrie Board of Youth Affairs

Story by Jill Iverson

Winter 20/21

In 2005, a group of Airdrie residents sought to enforce a youth curfew in the city to tackle crime rates. Concerned about their rights, a group of young citizens banded together in protest and formed Hyjinx. After multiple restructurings, we are now known as the Airdrie Board of Youth Affairs, or ABYA for short.

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