Rocky View News

Rocky View County (RVC) council voted June 29 to continue working with the Langdon Library Society (LLS) to find a suitable new home for the hamlet’s future library.

As Rocky View County inches closer to the 2021 municipal election on Oct. 18, current Division 2 [Springbank] councillor and Deputy Reeve Kim McKylor has announced she will run for re-election.

The connection many Bragg Creek residents have been longing for has arrived – internet connection, that is.

“There’s a lot of growth when you live in a desirable location … for us to go from that 15,000 when I moved here to over 31,000 now, that need to take care of the traffic congestion is just going up.”

A new tattoo parlour in Irricana has finally been able to fully open following its initial launch and subsequent closure brought on by COVID-19 public health restrictions.

Looking to preserve the pristine beauty of the Bragg Creek area, a group of volunteers gathered on June 26 for a community-wide clean-up.

Cochrane’s junior B box lacrosse team kicked off a shortened 2021 season on July 4 with a 13-12 overtime loss to the Calgary Chill. The back-and-forth exhibition game, which the ‘Tips led until late in the third period, was played at the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd.

As Airdrie and the rest of the province adjust to life without restrictions, the city has reported eight active cases of COVID-19, with the fully vaccinated count nearing 50 per cent.

The City of Airdrie has received funding from the Alberta government to help complete its restoration of the 1928 Nose Creek Bridge to the Elevators – Airdrie’s first Municipal Historic Resource.

Balzac's own New Horizon Mall is hosting its second annual Stampede "Breakfast for Dinner" event on July 10. The breakfast, presented by GMC, will include an array of grub including pancakes, sausage patties, eggs, beans, and fixings too.