Pivoting En Pointe

Smoothing the transition from life on the crowded streets of India to the open plains and more modest metropolises of southern Alberta, the Indian Society of Airdrie is helping immigrants traverse the winding roads of Canadian culture, economic pitfalls and daily life struggles in a new environment.

The sports bar at Boston Pizza is packed and the parking lot is chock-a-block. It’s a sunny Tuesday evening in April, and the 100 Airdrie Men Who Give a Damn are gathered for their quarterly meeting of drinking and do-gooding.

Applications for the City of Airdrie’s Community Event Grant are open from now until Aug. 31.  The grant provides seed funding towards new or up-and-coming events within three years of organization to assist with startup costs.