Local News

County Council unanimously approved the rezoning of farmland to allow construction of a rural senior housing complex, June 1.

Rocky View Schools is putting all nine of its high schools on a four-block time table this September. The change will provide students with more choice, said Superintendent of Schools Greg Bass.

A local radio station will be providing $13,000 in scholarships over a six-year period for graduating students in Bert Church, Bow Valley, George McDougall and Cochrane High who plan to enter the field of music, journalism or other artistic studies a

Rocky View County council approved more than $1 million for recreation funding, June 1. Local pools, parks, hockey rinks, playgrounds and community centres will benefit from the funding.

Alberta’s education minister released a report June 2, outlining a vision for Kindergarten to Grade 12 education over the next 20 years. The report was created by a 22-person steering committee and took 18 months to complete.

Nose Creek Elementary was presented with a trophy and a plaque for being the top fundraising school in the Ronald McDonald House’s pull tab competition.

The Village of Beiseker is proposing an inter-municipal information meeting in hopes of dealing with problems facing ratepayers of the Kneehill Regional Water Services Commission.

A local radio station will be providing $13,000 in scholarships over a six-year period for graduating students in Bert Church, Bow Valley, George McDougall and Cochrane High who plan to enter the field of music, journalism or other artistic studies a

Airdrie RCMP and Sheriff Integrated Traffic Units will increase public education and enforcement efforts related to commercial vehicles on Alberta highways throughout the month of June.

Two sets of Bert Church students won gold in this year’s Skills Alberta competition in May. One team went on to win first place in Skills Canada.