Whoever said fight like a girl has never met Vanessa Bellegarde, former world Muay Thai champion and all around fierce opponent. Together with her husband and fighter/coach, Luis Cofre, they run the Airdrie Martial Arts Centre and the Lil Dragons Program, training people of all ages and stages here in Airdrie.

In this episode Chris sits down with Vanessa and Luis to hear how this powerhouse team not only hosts amazing local fight cards, but impacts the community through their kids programs.

On today's episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris chats with Tare Rennebohm - a theatrical member of Airdrie's infamous Nose Creek Players and a driving force in our city's arts and culture community. Tare sits on the Arts and Culture Committee and is currently planning the Mayor's Night of the Arts on February 8, 2025. Listen along as Tare share his passion for growing the arts and culture movement in our city.

In today’s episode, Chris interviews one of the nation’s best young female quarterback players, Alivia Trudeau and her coach, Dawn Sorsdahl from the Airdrie Raiders Female tackle football program.

Thank you to Alivia and Dawn for sharing their journey to shake up this ordinarily male-dominant sport, and spread their belief that sports, and in particular football, should be accessible and available to everyone.

On the premiere episode of Airdrie Inside we sit down and talk with local Airdrionian, Mike Reist. As the founder of Airdrie's Adopt-A-Grad program, Mike has provided countless graduating students with their milestone-worthy attire, ensuring they feel suit-ably proud of their momentous achievement. This simple gift goes a long way to sending these young adults into the big world in style and celebration, and the program is just one of the many ways that our local heroes takes care of our caring community. Thank you for spending some time with us Mike, and we hope you enjoy the first weekly episode.