Rocky View News

The Alberta government recently announced $6 million in funding that will be geared toward placing medical students in rural areas of the province.

“Grassfire season is really the perfect storm for Cochrane because we can get it coming from any direction. We just have to be super careful," Avery said. “We need days of rain to green everything up and then we can lessen the fire ban. There’s not a lick of green grass anywhere— We’re in the perfect storm right now so we have to be extremely diligent in what we do.”

If the last few weeks are any indication, the 2021 fire season is well and truly underway in Rocky View County.

Less than two and a half years into his tenure, Rocky View County’s (RVC) Chief Administrative Officer has stepped down from the position.

After weeks of increases, Airdrie's active number of COVID-19 cases fell by seven from April 4 to 9, with the city reporting 182 active cases as of today. A daily COVID-19 update page on Airdrie.

The Airdrie Public Library’s (APL) annual Harry Potter Day celebration will be moving ahead this year, although it will look a little different than previous renditions.

Three MLAs whose constituencies include areas of Rocky View County have co-signed a letter in opposition to the recently announced public health restrictions in Alberta.

The Rocky View Schools (RVS) Board of Trustees is still reviewing Alberta’s new Kindergarten to Grade 6 draft curriculum, and is uncertain how exactly the public school division will move ahead amid vigorous debate over the curriculum’s merits.

The Rocky View School (RVS) Board of Trustees announced a continuation and expansion of the public school division’s online learning program at a board meeting on April 1.

The Airdrie Fire Department responded to a structure fire on April 4 after a pot containing cooking oil overheated and ignited on a stovetop at the Motel 6 in Airdrie.