Airdrie (2006 city population 28,927; UA 28,892) is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. It is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area (Pop. 1,107,200 in 2006) and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been exploding in recent years. As of 2006, Airdrie's population is 29,035, and is thus Calgary's largest politically distinct suburb. Airdrie can refer to: Places Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, in Scotland Airdrie, Alberta, in Canada Football (Soccer) Clubs Airdrieonians the defunct team from North Lanarkshire (Scotland) Airdrie United their re-incarnation ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 310 pixelsFull resolution (2169 × 840 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Airdrie-flag. ... Image File history File links Airdrie-logo. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... 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Airdrie was first established as a railway village in 1889 during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, named for Airdrie, Scotland by William McKenzie, a contracting engineer for Calgary and Edmonton Railway. Today, Airdrie is a scenic bedroom community and industrial centre. Its primary body of water is Nose Creek, which is the focal point of a number of city parks and green spaces including Nose Creek Park. The park hosts the annual Airdrie Festival of Lights in the Christmas season. Other annual festivals include the Canada Day Parade and the Airdrie Pro Rodeo. Airdire's primary cultural venues include the Nose Creek Valley Museum and the Bert Church Theatre. Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... , Airdrie (Gaelic An Àrd Ruigh/An Àrd Àirighe) is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]) . It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

Airdrie is situated on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Alberta's busiest highway) which connects Calgary and Edmonton, thus making it a small transportation hub. Airdrie is also served by the small Airdrie Airport that does not provide regular scheduled flights. The closest major airport is Calgary International Airport. Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, Alberta. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Airdrie Airport or Calgary/Airdrie Airport, (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CEF4), is located 2. ... Calgary International Airport, (IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC), is the main airport that serves Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the surrounding region; It is located 17 km from the downtown core. ...

Airdrie is home to several sporting franchises. Major teams include the Knights of Airdrie, a senior men's lacrosse team that plays in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League. The Airdrie Thunder, a Jr. B level hockey team that competes in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League. Team Airdrie is a Jr. C level hockey team that competes in the Calgary Jr. C Hockey League. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Airdrie Thunder are a Junior B ice hockey team in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League. ... Heritage Jr B The Heritage Junior B Hockey League is a Junior B ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. ...

Recent annexation of land by Airdrie to the south, coupled with recent expansion of Calgary's city limits in July 2007, have placed the two cities' boundaries within only a few kilometres of each other.

Attractions

• Nose Creek Valley Museum^[3]
• Bert Church Live Theatre^[4]
• Iron Horse Park^[5]
• Airdrie Festival of Lights
• Saint Martin de Porres (School)

Demographics

According to the 2007 City of Airdrie Census^[2]

Footnotes

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N/A = Data not available^[2]

According to 2001 Census:^[6]

Religion

• Protestant: 46.3%
• Catholic: 22.7%
• Other Christian: 3.9%
• Other Non-Christian: 1.58%
• Muslim: .018%
• No religion: 24.2%

Media

Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie receives radio and television broadcasts from the city. It at present has no local television broadcasters but has a radio station,The Range 106.1 FM. The city has two local newspapers, the Airdrie Echo and the Airdrie City View as well as a weekly community newsletter Here's the Scoop, which is part of a larger flyer package, and a community internet portal AirdrieOnLine. A quarterly magazine, AirdrieLIFE, is also published in the city. Airdrie is also in the local delivery area of the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun. The Calgary Herald is a daily Calgary, Alberta newspaper. ... The Calgary Sun is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...

Neighbourhoods

Until a few years ago, Highway 2 more-or-less bisected the city evenly, but with the majority of new development occurring to the west side of the city, the split is now 2/3 west, 1/3 east. Airdrie addresses are divided into quadrants, with the majority of the city's established communities located in the southeast and northeast quadrants.

According to the City of Airdrie's official 2007-2008 city map, the communities of Airdrie are:

Northwest

• Reunion (under construction)
• Silver Creek (under construction)
• Stonegate (under construction)
• Fairways (under construction)
• Woodside
• Willow Brook
• Sunridge

Northeast

• Gateway Industrial Park (under construction)
• Jensen
• The Village
• Downtown (portion)
• East Lake Industrial Park
• unnamed northeast industrial park (proposed)

Southwest

• Sagewood (under construction)
• Canals (under construction)
• Bayside (under construction)
• Mackenzie Pointe (under construction)
• Luxstone (under construction)
• Prairie Springs (under construction)
• Coopers Crossing (under construction)
• Morningside (under construction)

Southeast

• Downtown (portion)
• Airdrie Meadows
• Edgewater
• Waterstone
• Summerhill
• Ridgegate
• Sierra Springs (commercial park; under construction)
• Big Springs
• Thorburn
• Maple Way
• Meadowbrook
• Kingsview Industrial Park (under construction)
• King's Heights (under construction)
• Ravenswood (under construction)

Roads and transportation

Airdrie's main access road is the Queen Elizabeth II Highway which for many years bisected the city (recent development has made the western half of the city significantly larger in area than the eastern side). The highway is a major north/south trade corridor providing direct access to Calgary to the south and to Red Deer, Edmonton and other major centres to the north. The city is also connected to other local towns and hamlets via several secondary highways that pass through the city. Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, Alberta. ... For other uses, see Red Deer. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ...

In January 2008, Airdrie, as a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, is scheduled to begin discussions with fellow CRP members regarding the establishment of a rail-transit system connecting Airdrie with downtown Calgary.^[7]

Sister cities

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References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Canada (French: Statistique Canada) is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ... The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Canada (French: Statistique Canada) is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Calgary Sun is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

External links

• City of Airdrie - Official Website
• Airdrie Public Library