of competitive junior and amateur sports with the largest being soccer, that call Airdrie home. Airdrie District Soccer Association (ADSA) has over 2000 children between the ages of 3 and 18 registered to its ever-growing program (www.airdriesoccer.com). With Airdrie being one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada, it is also home to eight competitive adult soccer teams playing within the Calgary Soccer Associations competition. Infrastructure Transportation Airdrie is situated on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2), which links Calgary and Edmonton. Highway 567 provides access to Cochrane to the west and Irricana to the east. Airdrie is served by the Airdrie Airport, with the closest major airport being the Calgary International Airport. Airdrie launched the InterCity Express (ICE) in the fall of 2010, connecting Airdrie and Calgary transit hubs by a two-way express bus service. Local bus service is provided by Airdrie Transit. Education Rocky View Schools provides public education in Airdrie, and operates 18 schools in the city: A.E. Bowers Elementary School Bert Church High School C.W. Perry School Cooper's Crossing School Ecole Airdrie Middle School Ecole Edwards Elementary School George McDougall High School Heloise Lorimer School Heron's Crossing School Meadowbrook School Muriel Clayton Middle School Northcott Prairie School Nose Creek School R.J. Hawkey Elementary School Ralph McCall School RVS Community Learning Centre W.H. Croxford High School Windsong Heights School Calgary Catholic School District operates four schools in Airdrie: St. Martin de Porres High School (8-12) Good Shepherd School (K-7) Our Lady Queen of Peace (K-9) St Veronica School (K-7) Private schools in the city include Airdrie Koinonia Christian School. Airdrie has one fully francophone school, operated by the FrancoSud school board: École Francophone d’Airdrie (K-12) Media Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie receives radio and television broadcasts from the city (see Media of Calgary). It at present has no local television broadcasters but has a radio station, Air 106.1 FM and an accompanying community internet portal, DiscoverAirdrie.com. The city has two local newspapers, the Airdrie City View and the Airdrie Echo. A community newsletter, Here's the Scoop, was also published weekly and delivered door to door as part of a larger flyer package throughout the city until July 2020, at which time it was purchased by Airdrie City View. A quarterly magazine, AirdrieLIFE, is also available. Shopping and services Airdrie offers a full slate of resident services, with any services not available in the city being