The Airdrie Community Health Centre will soon be open all the time, 24/7, after many years of lobbying by residents of the 60,000 bedroom community, CBC News has learned. "It's a good first step towards addressing the health care needs for the people of Airdrie," Pitt told CBC News Tuesday evening. 'It's a good first step towards addressing the health care needs for the people of Airdrie,' Angela Pitt told CBC News Tuesday evening. Pitt says in an ideal world, Airdrie would get a new facility with upgraded 24-hour emergency care. The government issued a news release Tuesday afternoon stating the health minister would "speak about the ongoing work to improve Airdrie's health care," on Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.Airdrie is about 15 kilometres north of Calgary.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2016 02:03 UTC