Rocky View News

Sixteen-year-old Mark Norregaard from Balzac hopes other young people will feel encouraged to participate in a science fair in the future. He said it's all about having fun and experimenting.

Spring road bans are expected until June 13, but permits are available to allow certain large vehicles on county roads.

Rocky View County is hoping a late spring and natural predators will help diminish a growing outbreak of spruce budworm in Bragg Creek because they will not be spraying for the insect in the coming year.

Bow Valley High School and RancheView School students will participate in the province wide mock election, Student Vote Alberta 2019 tomorrow (April 15.

By Allison Chorney Rocky View Publishing The Westbrook School community is one step closer to an expanded gymnasium after Rocky View Schools (RVS) Board of Trustees accepted two donations totalling $200,000 at the regular meeting Feb. 7.

Cochrane Lake and Monterra residents curious about future development that will one day surround them, made their way to a developer-held open house on Dec. 13 at Weedon Hall. MacDonald Development Corp.

Cochrane's only para-transit service, provided by the Rocky View Handibus Society, is feeling the financial pressures from mounting operations costs.

Coun. Crystal Kissel's motion for the relatively new Rocky View County council to take a fresh look at the future for the Ag Society lands was met with support at the July 10 council meeting.

Some Cochrane and District Ag Society members are pushing for members and users of the facility to advocate for the county to stop the recreational lands from a potential future sale.