Category: Municipal Government

During the June 24, 2014 council meeting, captains of the Rocky View utility industry (the councillors) rammed through the approval to spend $80,000 and put together the implementation plans for sole director Rolly Ashdown’s Aqueduct Utility Corporation.  Rocky View resident’s attention were diverted just enough so they glazed over the next agenda item, bylaw C-7380-2014.…… Continue reading Aye aye Captain … full St-R-eam ahead!

Aging through the past 40+ years it is interesting to recall certain phrases one hears over time, such as, “Permission to Speak, Sir!”, “Rule of Thumb”, “Don’t Panic”, “Listen Very Carefully, I Shall Say this only once”, or “Food, Money, Sex!”.  Recently, Paul Harvey’s famous radio broadcasts “The Rest of the Story” comes to mind.…… Continue reading And now you know … The Rest of the Story

Just in time for Christmas! Rocky View Council and the county staff are looking to spread a little bit of Christmas bud. Unanimously passing a resolution, Council has instructed the county staff to light up the new year with a draft amendment to the Land Use bylaw which will include a definition of and parameters…… Continue reading All Rolled Up Into One: Municipal Marihuana Bylaws

On Monday, September 10, 2012, a massive cold front swept across Alberta from the southwest to the northeast, plunging communities into darkness and sending thousands of residents seeking safety while leaving behind a path of destruction. Winds exceeding 100 km/hr fueled two huge grass fires just west of Lethbridge – States of Emergency – was…… Continue reading A State of Local Emergency

Out for a stroll, a jog, or just trying to get from one place to another on foot? As a pedestrian you have the right of safe travel on your designated portion of the road, called the sidewalk. A sidewalk is defined as a pathway that runs alongside a road and is designed to provide…… Continue reading Walk this Way

Returning either late in the evening or in the early hours of the morning to Langdon, the streets are empty and rarely is there a soul to be found. In fact, as many Langdonites may know, the Rocky View Curfew Bylaw is in effect between 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m.  Curfew brings back childhood memories…… Continue reading Tick Tock, keep an eye on the clock

Langdon, the Good Luck Hamlet or the Good Luck Town? Back in 1975, Langdonites faced the similar question, however, it was asked in a slightly different way, should Langdon remain a town or become a hamlet? The citizens of that time, answered that they believed their community would be better served as a hamlet under…… Continue reading To be a town or not to be a town, that is the question

Whether it is by choice or constraint, we ultimately define what type of community we call home. There are three sets of questions one needs to contemplate when reflecting on past choices, and current and future constraints for their community. The first set of questions deals with the past choices and/or constraints, that is, why…… Continue reading Defining Our Place and Space … Choices and Constraints

At least once a year, most property owners reflect on whether or not property taxes are going to increase. Most feel any increase is bad, no increase is good, but a decrease is even better! The property tax we pay is composed of a few different components and based on a few different factors. In…… Continue reading Municipal Taxation … after 2200 years the Rosetta Stone still does not apply

Rocky View County’s Budget Highlights – “2010-2012 Budget provides resources to meet Councils objectives set out in the Strategic Plan”, “Programs currently provided by the County will be maintained unless adjustments are directed by Council”, “… 2010 Base Budget forms the basis for expense and revenue assumptions in 2011 and 2012”, and “… Municipal tax…… Continue reading Rocky View 2010 Budget: Overview