Businesses Input into City Plans

It was great to see a full house at the Planning for Prosperity session held this week in Airdrie.

We’re always impressed with the active role Airdrie businesses are willing to play in building their community.

Mayor Peter Brown welcomes more than 60 people to the
Planning for Prosperity session

The forum for business owners and managers was held to share the City of Airdrie Planning Department’s strategies to manage and plan for future growth. This included an introduction to the concepts that are being proposed for a new City Plan and Land Use Bylaw.

The group also heard an overview of the AirdrieONE Sustainability Plan, which was adopted by City Council in 2012. AirdrieONE is the high-level overarching document that guides our community into the future and it’s worth a read (really, check it out!).

Over the coming months, businesses will continue to have an opportunity to provide their feedback on these important documents.  Open houses are in the works, as well as another information and input session like the one held earlier this week. Stay tuned and stay connected – your feedback is important.

In the meantime, feel free to contact us with your comments or post one below.

To learn more about the Planning for Prosperity session, download a copy of the presentation and  the Airdrie City Plan draft for discussion. 

Happy Anniversary Airdrie Chamber!

By Sara Chamberlain

What a great celebration at the Airdrie Chamber of Commerce luncheon today!


Chamber Board members and staff
dressing in 1973 fashions.

At the end of this month, the Chamber turns 40. What a milestone considering that back in 1973 when it all began Airdrie was just a village with 1,000 residents. What vision those 11 founding members had for this community! They dreamed of the year 2000 when Airdrie would have 5,000 residents... 

Flash forward 40 years to our city of 45,711 residents and a Chamber with membership of more than 500! 

More significant than the numbers is the energy that was in the room at the luncheon today (and, in fact, that you feel all across Airdrie).  From Chamber staff and members dressing in '70s fashion, to tables of people collaborating on the 1973 quiz, to President Mike Watkins reading "The Story of the Airdrie Chamber," the room was alive with laughter, camaraderie and enthusiasm. And, to me, that's what makes the Chamber and Airdrie such a great place to be.

Here's to 40 more years!

(To learn more about the Chamber and its history, read this great article in the Airdrie City View.)



Airdrie Economic Development's Kent Rupert
sporting a retro Chamber tee.

Chamber President Mike Watkins
reading the Airdrie Chamber story.