In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Caleb Gatcke, a local musician and salsa dancer who is moving the needle on community connection. Caleb. After finding healing and connection through the rhythms of Cuba and Mexico during a "rough period," Caleb returned to his Airdrie roots with a specific mission: to start salsa socials that turn "new neighbours" into a community. From the piano on his family’s front step to his book of entries that captures the wisdom of strangers across the globe, Caleb is framing a solution to the isolation of the modern world.

"I found it to just be such a new experience for me... and it really caught my interest seeing people connect like that, because that’s exactly what I needed at the time." — Caleb Gatcke

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In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Britton Ledingham sits down with Albert DeWitt. Albert isn’t just a witness to Airdrie’s history; he is the architecture of it. From starting school in a one-room classroom in 1949 to the "kick in the ass" of taking over the family farm at 19, Albert’s story is a lesson in tenacious stewardship. He shares the raw truth about the 15 minutes he spent dead after a heart attack, the 50-year mystery of his father’s 1947 GMC truck, and the real reason a local landmark is named DeWitt’s Pond.

Albert’s message to the next generation worth hearing: "Count the days... because they could be short."

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In this episode of Airdrie Inside, Chris Glass sits down with Robyn Pearson, founder of A Friend Indeed. With a background in graphic design, Robyn recognized a gap in the social infrastructure of Airdrie. She didn't build a nursing agency; she built a "people business" that restores continuity and reliability to families navigating the aging process. From helping a son find peace while his mother battles dementia to ensuring seniors keep "the dirt under their fingernails," Robyn is moving the needle on what it means to age with dignity in our community.

"We bring back a level of continuity and reliability in life that is so needed. We find out: is there something that for whatever reason isn't in their life now? How could we bring back, even if it's just the essence of it?" — Robyn Pearson

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