Projects
Airdrie Virtual Tour
Airdrie Alberta Canada 2009 Centennial Year VIRTUAL TOUR of the early Airdrie town site.
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Airdrie Centennial Postcards
Get your Centennial Postcards today!
Airdrie residents are encouraged to send off commemorative postcards to family and friends who previously lived in Airdrie. Each postcard is designed with a person, place or event from the past 100 years in Airdrie. The Homecoming weekend is September 10-13 of 2009 and all residents are encouraged to attend this historic and interactive weekend of community events and activities.
Get your FREE postcard today and invite someone to our Homecoming weekend in September!
Available from Airdrie City Hall, the Airdrie Public Library and the Nose Creek Valley Museum
Airdrie Song Contest
As part of Airdrie’s Centennial Celebration, the Airdrie Centennial Committee partnered with Airdrie’s Music Centre Canada and The Range 106.1 FM radio station and hosted a contest to find the official Airdrie Centennial Song. We opened the contest up to individuals or groups to show us their creative talents by composing a song to be used at various events throughout the Centennial year. The song, "Airdrie - Home to Me," written and performed by Ron Simon was chosen because it depicted the past, present and future of our city.
Download words to "Airdrie - Home to Me"
Download the Song (Right Click > Save Target As)
Historical Markers
Historical Markers play an important role as the city continues to grow and add new residents on a daily basis. One of the Centennial projects is to create a series of historical markers to give residents the opportunity to get to know past history in the community and further develop a sense of pride about Airdrie. Residents will be invited to explore our city and learn about our past through these wonderful historical markers. Please stay tuned for a map of the locations of the markers once they are completed in 2009.
Centennial Timeline Brochure 
The Airdrie Centennial Committee is pleased to announce the release of a historical timeline brochure. The brochure will be delivered to Airdrie resident's mail boxes during the week of March 9 2009. This special brochure will be a keepsake for generations to come. The brochure pieces together significant events that helped shape Airdrie's story.
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Legacy Public Art Projects
The Legacy Public Art projects are designed to be a celebration of the past, present and future in our community. It was decided at the beginning stages of the Centennial Committee that Public Art was an important piece of our community that the Committee wished to support and create for everyone to enjoy. To date the group has selected a number of locations and artists to help make their vision become a reality. The Legacy Public Art projects are sure to be an effective way to help residents of Airdrie connect and celebrate all things that define who we are! In 2009, we will announce and launch the arts projects.
Historical DVD An interactive, educational and entertaining video documenting Airdrie's history.
Now on sale!
Airdrie Centennial Book
Step back in time and read up on some of the most exciting and interesting stories about Airdrie over the past 100 years. The Centennial Committee is proud to present a glimpse of where Airdrie has been, where it is now and where residents see the vibrant city headed in the future. A professional historian has worked with Airdrie residents young and old to capture the spirit of the city in stories and snapshots. A big thanks to everyone who participated in this project and remember in addition to being a great coffee-table book, they also make great gifts for out of town guests.
Centennial Books will be available for purchase in March 2009 at Airdrie City Hall (400 Main Street), the Airdrie Public Library, Nose Creek Valley Museum and Page and Turners Bookstore.
100 Days for 100 Years
Airdrie Public Library wants to help Seniors celebrate Airdrie's Centennial. Join us for some quiet time and great programming, Monday to Friday, at 9 am
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Airdrie Centennial Flower
The Blue Flax (Linum Perenne) flower has been designated as Airdrie's official centennial flower through a nomination process submitted by the Airdrie Horticultural Society. The flax was nominated beacuase it is indigenous to the prairies and is easy to grow in Airdrie's Zone 2 climate. The Perennial Gardening Guide - Heritage Perennials describes blue flax as a plant that has "small heavenly blue flowers that appear in early summer on an upright arching clump."
Information about Blue Flax:
This flower was chosen:
- For its simple beauty
- Because it is native to our region
- In bloom during centennial celebrations
- Easy to photograph, draw, or paint
- Not already a provincial/city flower
For those interested in joining the centennial celebration by simply adding the blue flax to their garden, here are some tips:
- Type: Perennial
- Likes full sun
- Blooms late spring to mid summer
- Water regularly but do not over-water
- Height: 25 - 30 cm (10 - 12 inches)
- Spread: 45 - 60 cm (18 - 24 inches)
- Soil: Average to dry, well-drained soil
- Bloom: may to August
- Uses: Borders and cut flowers
- Location: wil grow in full sun or part shade
- Can be planted in a container, but will nedd to be waterd more reularly
- Self-seeds and unwanted seedlings can be pulled up in the spring
Inquire at your local garden centres for the perennial version of this plant. Annula seeds can also be planted every spring after risk of frost. For more information, visit the Airdrie Horticultural Society web site.
Banners
In the fall of 2007, the City of Airdrie is replacing the blue and white boulevard banners on the street light poles with new banners featuring a bright new look.About 100 new banners will hang along Main Street from Veteran’s Boulevard to Nose Creek Park, and, for the first time, along First Avenue from 8th Street to Edwards Way. The banners are part of the City’s business development and tourism program, and are designed to draw visitors, residents and businesses to Airdrie’s downtown. The banner designs feature two themes: “Airdrie Energy” and “Celebrating Our Centennial.” The “Celebrating Our Centennial” banners feature three banner designs, all depicting a different landmark from Airdrie’s past. Residents and visitors can see the entire Centennial banner series on the decorative poles at the corners of Main Street and First Avenue, Main Street and Centre Avenue, and in the median on First Avenue near 8th Street. These banners introduce a host of Centennial celebrations happening over the next two years.
Celebrating our Centennial Series If you or your business is interested in sponsoring any of the above projects please contact Michael Mcallister 948-8800 ext 776 or Michael.mcallister@airdrie.ca.
Celebrating 100 years of pioneer spirit and community building.
