Project Updates

Here you will find the latest news and updates on the Bearspaw Project process.

Land Use Amendment Application – February 2024

The Land Use Amendment Application went to a Public Hearing and for Council consideration on January 24, 2024 and February 1, 2024. The Land Use Amendment was refused by Council on February 1, 2024. At this time, there are no further updates.      

Public Hearing

Consideration of the land use amendment application by Rocky View County Council and a Public Hearing have been scheduled for Wednesday January 24, 2024. Additional details about the Public Hearing are posted on the Rocky View County website and a notice has been sent to adjacent landowners. To review the Special Council Meeting & Public Hearing First Notice, please click here.

Finalized Land Use Amendment Application – December 2023

An updated Land Use Amendment application was submitted to Rocky View County administration on September 14, 2023. The revised application was reviewed by the County and circulated to both internal and external stakeholders and adjacent landowners in October 2023. The project team received comments back on the application recently and has made minor changes to the proposed Direct Control District in response. This finalized version of the application will be presented to Rocky View County Council in early 2024. To access the finalized version of the application, please visit the “Project Resources” tab, or click here.    

Ascension Virtual Information Session What We Heard Report – November 7, 2023

A virtual public information session was held on Tuesday September 12, 2023, from 6:00-7:30 to provide information and answer questions about the Ascension Land Use Amendment application. A What We Heard Report was prepared to summarize all aspects of this Information Session including the format, promotions, and feedback received in advance of, during and following the event. A copy of the What We Heard Report can be downloaded from the Project Resources page.

Ascension Virtual Information Session Questions & Answers – September 2023

A virtual public information session was held on Tuesday September 12, 2023, from 6:00-7:30 to provide information and answer questions about the Ascension Land Use Amendment application. The opportunity was provided to the public to submit questions in advance of the event to ensure that they were addressed within the presentation, to submit questions live during the event through the ‘Chat’ function and to submit questions following the event via an online survey (until September 26). The questions asked have been thoughtfully answered by the project team and combined into a Question & Answer Sheet. To view the Question & Answer Sheet please click here

Updated Ascension Land Use Amendment Application Submitted to Rocky View County – September 2023

With revisions based on County, public and stakeholder feedback received, the updated Ascension Land Use Amendment application was submitted to Rocky View County administration on September 14, 2023. The application is under review by the County and will be circulated to internal and external stakeholders and adjacent landowners in October 2023. This application is consistent with the information that was shared at the September 12, 2023, information session. To view the updated land use amendment application, please visit the project resources page.

Ascension Virtual Information Session – September 2023

A Virtual Information Session was held on Tuesday, September 12th from 6:00-7:30PM MST. Participants were asked to pre-submit questions prior to the event to ensure the session included all required information. The pre-submitted questions guided the materials presented by the project team.

Ascension Conceptual Scheme Approval – September 21, 2021

The Ascension Conceptual Scheme received third reading at Rocky View County Council on September 21, 2021. The Conceptual Scheme will be added as an Appendix to the Bearspaw Area Structure Plan. The approved version of the Conceptual Scheme has been attached on the Project Resources page.

Ascension Conceptual Scheme Public Hearing – April 20, 2021

The Ascension Conceptual Scheme was further updated based on feedback received during the December 2020 – January 2021 recirculation and resubmitted to Rocky View County in March 2021. A Public Hearing was scheduled for April 20, 2021, at which time a motion was made to postpone the Public Hearing to June 1, 2021, to allow area landowners additional time to review the plan and provide feedback.

Conceptual Scheme Re-Circulation Comments

The Ascension Conceptual Scheme was re-circulated to Rocky View County, Key Stakeholders and the Public in late 2020 and responses to those comments and revisions to the plan were made in early 2021. A summary of  responses to the questions and concerns received from area landowners has been attached on the Project Resources page.

Conceptual Scheme Submitted to Rocky View County

The Ascension Conceptual Scheme was resubmitted to Rocky View County in September 2020 and is undergoing circulation with the County and Key Stakeholders.  Any recommended revisions to the plan will be considered until January 4, 2021 so please provide your comments through the “Get in Touch” page of this website.

What We Heard Report #2

Thank You for Your Continued Feedback – What We Heard Report #2 To review the comments made at the open house, please take a look at our What We Heard Report #2

Open House Boards from June 7th

June 7, 2017, Open House Boards CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD (PDF) Here you can download the information display boards from Highfield Land Management’s second public open house, held on June 7, 2017.

Join Us for a Second Open House

You are invited to the Lynx Ridge Golf Club on Wednesday June 7, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm, to see how feedback from the first round of public engagement has been incorporated into the new draft Conceptual Scheme. We’ll also provide progress updates on key elements of the plan. We look forward to meeting with you and hearing your perspectives.

Thank You

Thank You for Your Feedback – What We Heard Report. We held an open house on April 26, 2017, at the Lynx Ridge Golf Club to introduce our Bearspaw Project to the community. We had a great turnout and received a lot of valuable feedback throughout the evening. Thank you for your input!

April 26, 2017 Open House Boards

Download the Open House Boards from our April 26, 2017 session. Here you will find the information display boards shown at our first open house. If you didn’t get a chance to check them out, please feel free to download them and review the information that was presented.

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