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Sixteen-year-old Alivia Trudeau is helping the Airdrie Female Raiders tackle gender barriers. The Grade 11 Bert Church High School student played several sports when she was younger, but never really found one that “fit” until she started playing tackle football with the Airdrie Female Raiders.
In 2011, I had an idea to celebrate the women in our city. As I said back in that first feature: “Since we’ve managed to write about at least one amazing woman in every issue, I felt it was time to do something more concrete, more commemorative — create a celebration on our pages and off.”
How awesome is this? Every year since 2018, we have asked the community to tell us about kids ages six to 14 who inspire others — at school, on teams, and with their peers and families. It’s obvious there is no shortage of awesome kids in our city, as evidenced by the 28 young people in 2025.
Each fall, in our Arts issue, we love to showcase local grads who are choosing to pursue the arts. Here are eight great grads that will no doubt be entertaining and inspiring us for years to come!
“Play is a fundamental human right that is denied by many children, youth and adults who live with disabilities due to inaccessible play spaces.” This is the philosophy that has driven the development of Airdrie’s first inclusive playground.
That’s what students in Paul Wunderlich’s Film & Media Arts Class at George McDougall High School get to experience. Wunderlich has been teaching the class for two years and says he looks forward to stepping into the classroom every day.
From bulldozers to tower cranes and from girders and posts, there’s not too much about building a new home for the Airdrie Public Library (APL) that doesn’t excite APL Director Deb Cryderman.
This annual event brings together artists and writers from Airdrie and surrounding communities. The Airdrie Public Library plays a big role in its success, providing a place for the writers’ group and a venue for the Voice and Vision gala.
Welcome back to our annual roundup of men we admire. This year, we’ve got 11 men that show us that building a better community builds character. From personal triumphs to sharing their wealth of knowledge and expertise, these men have big dreams and even bigger hearts.
At an age when a lot of people are enjoying golf, I found I could not complete a single round. But, thanks to the kind folks at golf courses here in Airdrie and in Crossfield, as well as something called simulator golf, I am able to enjoy what is really the only form of exercise I can do without do
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