Real Estate Blog

Residents of northwest Airdrie are eagerly watching the construction of a new fire hall on Veteran’s Boulevard.  The hall is being constructed at a cost of $5.9 million and so far it’s on budget.

Members of municipal council and Airdrie media had a sneak peek at the new facility which should ready to roll by July at the latest.

The crew that will occupy the new fire hall is currently working out of the hall on Main Street which was constructed in 1979.  Emergency responders and ambulances from Alberta Health Services will also move into the hall providing faster service for Airdrie residents on the north side of the city.

A spokesperson for the Airdrie Fire Department says the transition will be smooth with no disruption to what they say is a

There are food banks and social service programs for people during hard times.  So staff at an Airdrie business wants to make sure that pets aren’t left out and that their owners are able to care for them and even keep them during these uncertain times.

The business is Four on the Floor, which is an Airdrie business that offers doggie daycare, boarding and training services.  Employees have pooled their talents and resources to create pet food hampers for those who need them.  The hampers contain 10 cups of dog food, doggie treats and a coupon for services that pet owners may need for basic things such as grooming, nail trips or baths.

The need for hampers came to light in Airdrie when Four on the Floor staff members observed that more people need

Just outside of Airdrie, Andre Gaudraeu is planning and building his tiny house.  The Airdrie Echo recently interviewed him to talk about his project, which is a 25 square metre house that, despite its diminutive dimensions, will have a shower, living room and study and a real kitchen.

Gaudraue is a carpenter and wanted to find a new way to live better and not bigger.

He’s using quality, recycled materials and hopes the experience of building his house and then living in it will change his life.  He’d like to be self-sufficient in the future by growing food and raising chickens.

Others in the Airdrie area are interested in what he’s doing, and after he’s finished his he’d like to help people with their tiny homes.

He is fortunate in that he

There are a lot of perks to living in Airdrie.  Living in a town with a healthy business climate is one of them.

The City of Airdrie has released from figures from 2015 which indicate that despite the economic downtown affecting the province as a whole, construction and business development at the local level held steady.

Specifically, 351 new businesses opened last year, creating nearly 400 new jobs.  Of the new businesses, 300 were home-based.

Even the City’s economic development department was happy with these numbers.

The number of business license issued increased by 8% over 2014, from 3,325 to 3,584. 

It would appear that construction in Airdrie is also healthy, with an estimated value of close to $50 million.  That includes

There are an awful lot of houses for sale in Airdrie.  From new construction to older bungalows in the centre of town.  It’s a huge buyer’s market, which means house shoppers can take their time, weigh their options and ask for the moon when it comes to negotiations.

Why would they choose your home over many others just like it in Airdrie?

While you can’t control what the buyer wants in a home, you can control how your home looks, how quickly a buyer can get into it.  Here are just three things you can do to keep competitive and make your home the most attractive it can be. (Hint – it’s not always about good looks).

First – get a home inspection

One of the standard conditions of sale is a home inspection.  In the old days of more buyers than

This Thursday night, the Quebec-based musical group Folklofolie will be performing at Ecole Edwards Elementary School at Jensen Drive in Airdrie.  It’s a must-see for not only French speakers in Airdrie but for parents of French immersion students in the community.

Folklofolie is a duo hailing from Gatineau, who promise an evening of fun, folk music and unforgettable family experience.  This concert is being organized by the Airdrie chapter of the Canadian Parents for French in conjunction with Ecole Edwards as part of the school’s French culture week.

President of the Airdrie CPF chapter says that the group brings in some kind of French arts group at least once a year.  Erin Quiring explains that learning French at school is wonderful, but to have

Good things to know about your hot water tank 

Whoever invented the hot water tank was a genius.  Imagine the hours our great, great grandmothers spent trying to heat kettles of water on the wood stove just to have a bath or wash clothes or dishes.  And imagine the bliss of just opening a tap to have an almost endless stream of luxurious hot water.

Perhaps we take hot water for granted, because we don’t appreciate it truly until something goes wrong with the magical appliance that produces it.  Not only is the hot water gone, but often there is a complete mess to deal with if the tank has blown.

Just like a car, your hot water tank needs regular maintenance so that it performs well and longer.

Every tank has an expiry date

With every tank

With more than 80 km of pathways and canals winding through the city, Airdrie is a great place in which to embrace winter and to be active outdoors.

It’s important to live in winter, and not just through it.

Just think – so many people in the world have never seen snow. They’ve never made a snowman with friends, never been in a pair of ice skates, never slid down a hill.  We are blessed to live in this part of the world where we can enjoy all four seasons.

In Airdrie, it’s easy to find an outdoor rink, to go cross country skiing through the park or toboggan down a hill.  The highway west to the mountains for downhill skiing is just 10 minutes south of Airdrie.

Be Cold-Weather Wise

Those of us who have grown up on the prairies are well

Residents of Airdrie must drive to the north end of Calgary or north to Didsbury for urgent care in the middle of the night.  The mayor of Airdrie is hopeful that it can change.

Peter Brown recently met with Sarah Hoffman, who is the new Alberta Minister of Health.  He admitted that he is hopeful that the City of Airdrie will secure the financial resources from the province to build a new facility with a 24-hour emergency room.

There are nearly 60,000 residents in Airdrie who have been waiting for several years and lobbying the province to see the necessity of urgent care 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Residents needing medical attention after 10:00 pm have to drive at least half an hour or more to Calgary to the closest emergency room at Peter

It’s no secret that on the ground, Airdrie residents are a little tired of what’s going on overhead.  Planes, lots of them, enroute to the Calgary International Airport.  They’re either taking off, or coming in. Regardless, they are making a lot of noise and making life miserable for residents of several Airdrie neighbourhoods.

However, there will soon be fewer planes flying over Airdrie’s friendly skies.

Recently, the Calgary Airport Authority hosted an open house with Nav Canada to discuss the issue with residents and to present proposed flight paths along with some new methods of landing which should greatly reduce the volume of air traffic navigating over the city.

One of the solutions will be new technology within the planes that will allow