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Airdrie: Small town heart, big time growth by PePPer rodriguez
bedroom towns. It remains on the fast track to growth – and picking up speed. Today, Airdrie is a city with a population of 70,564, according to a 2019 census, compared to the 38,091 it had just 10 years prior. There are now 26,210 dwellings in the city just north of Calgary, with 951 new homes added between April 2018 to April 2019. Airdrie was first established as a railway village in 1889 during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway. It is situated on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Alberta’s busiest), which connects Calgary and Edmonton. The
Calgary International Airport is also just a short distance away, which further cements this reputation as a connectivity hub. Homebuyers’ Haven
Quena Sanchez is a recent transplant, who moved to Airdrie not too long ago with her husband, Josh, and five-year-old daughter, Annika, plus their dog, Dexter. “We’ve lived in Airdrie almost a year and a half and I’m still learning all the various cool businesses and resources available,” she tells Calgary New Home + Condo Guide. nexthome.ca 37
All photos by JeAn RodRiguez
What started out as a small railroad outpost in the late 19th Century has today become one of southern Alberta’s most populous and progressive cities in the 21st. Airdrie has enjoyed all kinds of growth, especially over the last decade, but it has not lost its small-town heart. And don’t just take our word for it, Expedia ranked it second in its 2018 national survey of the friendliest cities and towns in Canada. Airdrie is now a major regional commercial and industrial hub, a steadily growing metropolis with its own distinct character and not just another one of Calgary’s
