Rocky View News

Both guests and musicians had a stimulating evening listening to and playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works at the Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra's celebration of the great composer's birthday at the Polaris Centre on Jan. 28.

“If the winter doldrums are starting to set in, this is a great reason to come on our and enjoy our community’s beautiful Bert Church Theatre.” 

Balzac's celebrity groundhog woke from his lengthy slumber earlier this morning, rising from his burrow to make his annual prognostication. 

“It’s not about standing on the podium, it’s about setting goals for yourself and aspiring to be better at what you do,” she said.  

Neubauer said the continued allure of Groundhog Day is the yearning for spring people tend to develop at this time of year, in the middle of what's usually a cold and dark winter.

While honoured to be a recipient of a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal, Davis feels there are a lot of unsung heroes working in disaster relief and emergency management.

Families attended the Airdrie Public Library's Family Literacy Day celebration on Jan. 28 to listen to some stories and partake in some other literacy-themed fun.

“Along with the martial arts came the tradition of maintaining the Dragon Dance,” stated Leung. “The Dragon Dance is part of our training, but in terms of the tradition in China, it goes way back.”

Despite frigid temperatures, families in Bragg Creek and visitors from far and wide came out in droves for the hamlet's second Winter in the Woods Festival on Jan. 28 – an event that boasted a plethora of indoor and outdoor games and activities.

Rocky View County (RVC) council voted unanimously at the Jan. 24 meeting to begin the process of reverting its Mayor and Deputy Mayor titles back to Reeve and Deputy Reeve.