Springbank Community Website: Local News, Sports, Information and Events

Rocky View Schools – Opening Day Bulletin

Information regarding registration, welcome back activities, school fees, volunteering and more can be found through RVS' Opening Day Bulletin.

How do I enroll my child for the 2010/11 school year? When do students return to school? As a parent, how can I participate in my child's education?

Learn the answers to these questions and more through Rocky View Schools' Opening Day Bulletin: 2010/11 Opening Day Bulletin

Find RVS' 2010/11 school times through the following link.

Rocky View Schools' move to a common four block timetable at the high school level has necessitated the change of some school's start and finish times for the 2010-2011 school year. Start and finish times for schools across the jurisdiction can be found through here.

Springbank’s NEW Country Market

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginning September 3^rd, the Wild Wild West Centre will be hosting a Country Market from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Mark your calendars to visit the market and support your local community. Choose from a wide selection of fruits, vegetables, landscaping supplies, home & yard décor and gift ideas!

New vendors always welcome – contact the Wild Wild West Centre at 403-242-9796 for more information

Wild Wild West Centre (67 Commercial Court – across from Tractorland)

The 2010 Calgary Highland Games

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Springbank Park for All Seasons

The skirl of the pipes, the beating of the drums ... sounds that bring the blood to a boil, sounds that many of our ancestors proudly followed into battle in defence of their beloved Scotland, the land of tradition, the birthplace of some of the world's most important men and women.

e Calgary Highland Games

Calgary has been welcoming Scottish Calgarians – and those who wish they were – to our Highland Games since 1913 – for a schedule of the 2010 events, please click here .

This year we offer an added incentive to purchase your tickets online before the Games. Click on our Pay Pal button and receive a 10% discount on all tickets. Simply bring the receipt and your identification to the gates. For ticket information click here .

We look forward to seeing you at the Calgary Highland Games – wear your kilt if you have one!

SPRINGBANK LADIES TIME OUT

Fall Registration Day

Monday, September 13 9:00 – 11:00 am

Springbank Community Church (across the road from Calaway Park) Childcare will be available.

Springbank Ladies Time Out is a non-denominational group of women who enjoy friendship of others while learning new crafts, such as spa services, book club, cooking classes, floral arranging, just to mention a few.

Our Fall session will run most Monday mornings from 9:00-11:00 a.m. We have an excellent nursery (with games, snacks, and crafts) for children ages one year to school age; available for a nominal cost. Small babies up to one year old stay with Mom.

So, if you are looking for a fun way to meet some nice ladies come and join us! The coffee is always on and the door open!

For more information, please contact Barb @ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Drop by our booth at the Springbank Fall Fair!

Parks & Open Space Master Plan - Open House

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Springbank Heritage Club
32224A Springbank Road

Start Date/Time: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 4:00 - 7:00 PM

Description: One of the great benefits of living in the County is the easy access to open spaces. With its increasing growth it is more important than ever to preserve the spaces and create a variety of places that residents can enjoy.

Participate in the upcoming Open House. Share your ideas and thoughts. Help create a vision for Rocky View County's Parks & Open Space Master Plan.

Rocky View County – Public Engagement Forum on Growth Planning & Related Issues

Thursday, September 16^th – Springbank Heritage Club (7:30 pm)

Officially launched Tuesday, July 6, 2010, the Reeve’s Task Force on Growth Planning is a 17-member committee brought together as representatives of Rocky View’s respective communities who will work collaboratively on a variety of growth-related matters before us. They are from each division of Rocky View, possess diverse backgrounds and different viewpoints, and have a five-month mandate to help the Reeve and Council define the direction of growth in Rocky View County.

A series of Public Engagement Forums will be held throughout the month of September in order for Rocky View County to gauge public sentiment on key growth issues. They want to ensure your voice is heard on matters surrounding Rocky View’s growth. Help them design fair, practical, and community-driven solutions to the mounting growth-related pressures facing our County today and in the months and years to come.

‘Supreme’ Fall Fundraiser brings Motown to Bragg Creek

fundraiser

Don’t be surprised if you happen to run into a beehive hairdo or two, a couple of ruby red feathery boas or few hundred shiny sequins in and around the Bragg Creek Centre on a particular Saturday evening this September.

All the glamour and glitz of Motown is coming to Bragg Creek for a fall fundraising concert you won’t want to miss! The Bragg Creek Seniors Housing Society is pleased to announce that Toshi Jackson & the Silhouettes, one of the best Vegas-style productions on tour today, will be at the Centre for one-night only – Saturday, September 11.