Rocky View News

Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries in Airdrie and Rocky View County. High plus 3. Overnight low of -5 C, but temperatures will feel like -7 C. Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. AirdrieToday.

Mix of sun and clouds in Airdrie and Rocky View County on Thursday morning. There’s a 60 per cent chance of showers later in the day. The high is 5 C. Partly cloudy overnight, and the low is expected to be -3 C.

If you popped into Airdrie Public Library (APL) this week, you will have noticed that our spring programming has begun. You may have also noticed we have something new on Fridays, just for that remarkable age between childhood and adulthood.

Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park will welcome new and frequent visitors to take part in Calgary’s Jane’s Walk celebration May 3 to 5.

Mosquito season is around the corner, and Rocky View County (RVC), in partnership with Prairie Environmental Services, will once again offer a workshop May 8 from 6 to 7 p.m.

A budding relationship with the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) has been to the benefit of the Glenbow Ranch Parks Foundation (GRPF) and its Explore Grasslands Program.

Residents living in bear country may want to avail themselves of an upcoming bear safety workshop hosted by Rocky View County (RVC) at the Springbank Heritage Club May 1 from 6 to 8 p.m.

A new farmers’ market is coming to East Balzac, as Prairie Horizon Fresh Market announced it will open at New Horizon Mall (NHM) later this summer. Airdonians Ken Aylesworth and his wife Tracy will run the enterprise.

Family-friendly Easter activities await residents in Rocky View County this month. At New Horizon Mall (NHM) in East Balzac, the shopping centre will celebrate Easter April 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. The festivities will include an Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m.

Residents of certain Rocky View County (RVC) communities might soon be engaged in doorstep conversations about flood readiness.