Articles for category Planning & Development
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Rocky View County Council has officially adopted the new Springbank Area Structure Plan (ASP), marking a significant milestone in the region's development. The plan, approved on March 25, 2025, consolidates the previous Moddle, North Springbank, and Central Springbank ASPs land use strategies into a Read More...
Monday, April 7, 2025
Bragg Creek is a small hamlet community in Rocky View County. It is a tourist hot spot and home to over 400 residents. The County is currently reviewing the Bragg Creek Area Structure Plan to shape the future of the hamlet and its surrounding community and invites the community to participate in Read More...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
The City of Calgary and Rocky View County have approved the Prairie Economic Gateway agreement, a historic partnership projected to generate over $7 billion in economic activity and create more than 30,000 jobs across the region over the next 10 to 12 years. This milestone marks a significant step Read More...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Rocky View County is entering the second phase of public engagement on proposed actions to improve how aggregate resources—such as gravel, crushed stone, and sand—are managed. These materials are essential for roads, buildings, and infrastructure, and their development must be carefully Read More...
Monday, December 16, 2024
UPDATE AS OF DECEMBER 16, 2024With the announcement from Canada Post that workers are ordered back to work, starting December 17, 2024, we are aware there will be service delays as they handle a backlog of mail and parcels. You can pick up your utility bills at County Hall or sign up online Read More...
Monday, October 24, 2022
Alberta Environment and Parks is engaging the public on the West Bragg Creek Trails Master Plan. This second phase of engagement is active until November 2, 2022. Interested members of the public are invited to review the draft West Bragg Creek Trails Master Plan, and participate in a survey to Read More...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
The Community Planning Association of Alberta (CPAA) recently announced the results of its inaugural Annual Community Achievement Awards. Rocky View County and the Langdon Community Association received an honorable mention for the Iron Horse Fields Quads Baseball Diamonds project. In 2021, Rocky Read More...
Thursday, May 26, 2022
The County is currently reviewing the Business Live-Work Land Use District to assess the advantages and disadvantages of the District as it is currently functioning, as well as an assessment of introducing one or more new Home-Based Business Development Permit Options to the Land Use Bylaw.At the Read More...
Friday, February 4, 2022
Planned Tree and Shrub ClearingTargeted tree and shrub clearing will begin as early as February 8 and continue through March 2022, in the following quarter sections as part of site preparation for the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir Project (SR1). See map for details. NE 03-024-04 W5M NE/SW/SE Read More...
Monday, May 17, 2021
Following a presentation by the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) at the May 17, 2021 Special Council Meeting, Council voted to provide the CMRB Regional Growth and Servicing Plans to to the public for information.To view go to CMRB Board.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Alberta Municipal Affairs has declined to endorse Rocky View County’s application for Specialized Municipality status, stating that the rules of the existing Municipal Government Act should be sufficient to manage the County’s needs.Specialized Municipality status has only ever been granted to six Read More...
Friday, March 19, 2021
The Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) wants to know what you think by providing input on the draft Regional Growth Plan in Phase 3 of public engagement.Learn more, read the plan, and share your thoughts through online engagement and virtual open houses so that the views of Rocky View County Read More...
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Rocky View County Council voted to refuse a land use re-designation application after concluding two days of public hearings. The application by Lehigh Hanson Materials Ltd. for the Scott Pit site in Bearspaw was open for public submissions in support of or opposition to the project.Council held a Read More...
Friday, January 8, 2021
It has come to the attention of Rocky View County that there is a discrepancy in the deadlines for written submissions in the advertising for the public hearing for Bylaw C-8082-2020 (planning application PL20200093) scheduled for the February 2, 2021 special Council meeting.The public notices Read More...
Friday, December 18, 2020
In accordance with section 194(1)(a) of the Municipal Government Act and section 22 of the Procedure Bylaw, the Reeve may call a special Council meeting whenever the official considers it appropriate to do so. This notice to Council under section 194(4) of the Municipal Government Act and will be Read More...