Rocky View News

The New Horizon Mall in Balzac is celebrating its first Christmas since opening last spring with a variety of cultural events.

The Light Up Springbank contest is coming back to Division 2 this holiday season. Rocky View County Division 2 Coun. Kim McKylor began the community-wide Christmas lights contest last year.

The Rocky View Schools (RVS) Christmas card contest is back for its 10th year, and students in elementary and middle schools throughout the division are invited to submit their original creations.

Irricana's annual Christmas on Main Street event will offer fun activities for the whole family Dec. 7, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Cochrane residents hoping to avoid the traditional holiday-shopping frenzy have an alternative place to make their Christmas purchases this season – the local farmers’ market.

Seniors Secret Service’s Christmas Cheer Campaign will once again ensure isolated local seniors have a gift to unwrap this holiday season. “Many seniors are very socially isolated,” said Executive Director Andrea Brumwell.

For the second year, pet lovers in Langdon and area can pick up holiday goodies for their four-legged friends at the Woofmas Pet Market, happening Dec. 1.

Despite Rocky View County’s (RVC) latest municipal census indicating an estimated 40,000 people call the county home, the newly-released data is unlikely to garner additional funding from the province.

A $20,000 donation from the Irricana Lions Club will allow the Irricana and Rural Municipal Library to make much-needed upgrades to its public-use computers and provide clients with free memberships, while continuing to grow its programming.

Beginning in December, Al Hoggen will take over as Rocky View County’s (RVC) permanent Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), according to a press release issued by the County Oct. 17.