MD of Bighorn

BIGHORN – The McDougall Stoney Mission Society has been given the green light to restore the 142-year-old McDougall Church along Highway 1A east of Exshaw that burnt in a devastating fire two years ago.

BIGHORN – While residents of the MD of Bighorn want the provincial government to do something about increased overnight camping at Gap Lake, officials are saying they will be monitoring the situation.

BIGHORN – Random camping along Highway 1A , west of Exshaw , has prompted the MD of Bighorn to remind the campers they are pitching their tents inside a wildlife habitat area.

BIGHORN – The MD of Bighorn banked a $1.9 million surplus out of its 2018 budget and voted to put the money into its reserves earlier this month.

EXSHAW – The Exshaw fire department is reminding the public to stay off the ice on bodies of water after a report of people walking on Lac Des Arcs Tuesday afternoon (March 26). "I think they are taking their lives in their hands.

BIGHORN – Thanks to newly announced provincial funding, the MD of Bighorn may get a better understanding of how regional public transit can be incorporated into its Bow Valley hamlets.

LAC DES ARCS – Five years after devastating floods damaged property throughout the Bow Valley, residents in Lac Des Arcs are still waiting to see long-term flood mitigation work completed on Heart Creek. The $3.

BIGHORN – Employees who work for the Municipal District of Bighorn will no longer be allowed to use medicinal marijuana on the job and may have to submit to a drug or alcohol test if they appear impaired.

DEAD MAN’S FLATS – Interest in creating a community garden in Dead Man’s Flats has withered up, forcing the community association to postpones its plans.

EXSHAW – Robert Ellis has been appointed the new chief administrative officer for the Municipal District of Bighorn replacing Martin Buckley who is retiring at the end of the year.