For the first time in nearly 18 years, the town of Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County have updated their joint Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP). The IDP aims to create better collaboration between neighbouring municipalities when it comes to such land use planning items of transportation systems and industrial uses within the IDP area. The current IDP map encompasses the town of Rocky Mountain House and goes to the north and south outskirts of town, west past Pine Hills Golf Club...

Caroline School is a top priority in Wild Rose School Division's (WRSD) 2026-2029 capital plan, which would see the existing, nearly 70-year-old building receive a litany of upgrades. The long-awaited modernization and "right-sizing" project aims to address inefficiencies and update the aging infrastructure of the Kindergarten to Grade 12 facility, which has been serving the community since 1956. The school, which received upgrades in the 60s, 70s and 80s, as well as a 1993 addition...

It's that time of year again! Residents are invited to the 4th Annual Easter on Main Street on April 12 in Rocky Mountain House. The event will feature photos with the Easter Bunny, an egg hunt, and a scavenger hunt. Kids are invited to bring their Easter baskets, as well as a pencil to take part in the street-wide egg hunt, where thousands of candy eggs will be hidden. You can also follow clues for a contactless scavenger hunt along Main Street. Organizers say a link to the scavenger sheet a...

The Town of Rocky Mountain House has joined forces with Clearwater County in urging the province to address ongoing concerns surrounding the granting of surgical privileges at the Rocky Mountain House Health Centre. The motion, passed unanimously by town council, mirrors similar concerns raised by Clearwater County, though with a slight change in language. While Clearwater County's motion called for an "independent investigation," Rocky's town council opted for the term "inquir...

The Town of Rocky Mountain House is taking the lead on asking the province to change a potentially confusing line on residents' tax bills. Currently, municipal residents pay a provincial school tax requisition that's included on municipal tax notices. The school tax portion is collected by the town, but then forwarded to the province. Acting Mayor Len Phillips says, especially with the tax increasing 6.3 per cent this year, and potentially 10 per cent next year, the perception could be that t...