MD of Bighorn

LAC DES ARCS – Residents from Lac Des Arcs are strongly opposed to building a pedestrian bridge over the Bow River to Exshaw, according to a survey sent to residents in October.

EXSHAW – The Municipal District of Bighorn is the latest municipality in the Bow Valley to ban the public consumption of cannabis. Councillors unanimously passed all three readings of the bylaw in six-and-a-half minutes on Tuesday (Nov. 13).

EXSHAW – The operating budget for the Municipal District of Bighorn will jump by 9.08 per cent next year, however the municipal tax rate for residential and non-residential properties will remain unchanged.

DEAD MAN’S FLATS – The Municipal District of Bighorn has moved one step closer to preparing the east industrial lands in Dead Man’s Flats for development.

DEAD MAN’S FLATS – The Municipal District of Bighorn will have to return more than $212,000 to a developer and pay an additional $15,000 in legal fees after binding arbitration ruled the developer was not obligated to build a wildlife fence adjacent

BIGHORN – Elected officials for the Municipal District of Bighorn will earn more money next year after approving changes to their remuneration and per diem rates during a council meeting on Oct. 9.

BIGHORN – The owner of Ghost Lake Recreations will not have to pay a penalty for forgetting to pay his municipal taxes this year after councillors narrowly voted in favour of waiving the penalty on Tuesday (Sept. 11).

LAC DES ARCS – Residents in Lac Des Arcs can expect to receive a questionnaire in their mailboxes to get their input on municipal services, a bridge connecting the community to Exshaw and new recreation facilities.

BIGHORN – With an eye toward maintaining momentum in preserving the McDougall Memorial United Church site, a fundraising effort was launched Monday (July 23).

BIGHORN - After spending nearly four decades working in the public realm of municipal politics, Martin Buckley is calling it a career.