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Village of Rockyford 2015 year in review and 2016 plans

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   Village of Rockyford’s Mayor Darcy J. Burke spoke about the projects that the Village Council accomplished in 2015.
   The water and sewer lines were finished on Main Street along with paving on 2nd St. West. These were part of the Capital plan and were completed 25% under budget.
   Excessive drainage on 1st St. East was a problem for a number of years. The Village replaced culverts, fixed the ditches and improved the drainage over all.
   The Village invested in a pilot project using recycled asphalt on all the non-paved streets. Burke explained, “The streets were all graded, the asphalt was spread and roll-packed.” Burke further expressed, “The residents are very happy and Council is impressed with the product and we’ll see how it turns out as we need to see how it stands up through the winter. It will be 6-8 months before we know.”
   The Village Council is currently working on the 2016 budget. Council will be taking a look at funding with the Provincial and Federal sources along with their own resources. The Village has invested $600,000 in infrastructure and capital rehabilitation.
    Council will be moving forward with reinvestment of funds for infrastructure regarding the water and sewer lines and will be reviewing all costs.
   Village of Rockyford is the managing partner with Wheatland Regional Corporation. Together they are working on a project that will provide clean water to Rockyford, Gleichen and Hussar. There are future plans to include the Hamlet of Rosebud.
   Council is working with a 10-year capital plan and is committed to moving forward.

Kids face off with Dragons at BCF

The Badlands Community Facility is chock full of activity this Saturday afternoon as the BCF hosts a meet, greet and play with the Drumheller Dragons. Dozens of youngsters have picked up their sticks to take on the Dragons in a friendly game of floor hockey. Recreation program coordinator for the BCF Jacy Calon says they are hoping to host such events a couple times a year and build on their relationship with the junior A hockey team.

Boston Pizza Bantam Raptors win B-final at home tournament

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   The Boston Pizza Bantam Raptors played well and took home the B-final championship at their home tournament over last weekend.
   The Raptors hosted teams from Cochrane, Strathmore, Okotoks and Thorsby.
   Raptors coach Joe Rowbottom said there was great competition at the tournament. While there were some teams they had not seen this season, a couple of the teams were from a stronger tier in the league.
   “We won two and lost two games,” he said.
   In an exciting match in pool play, the Raptors faced Thorsby and it went to a shoot out.
   In the B-final, they again faced Thorsby and again the game went to a shoot out. The Raptors won 5-4.
Coach Rowbottom said the team has made some good progress.
   “From a coaching perspective, we have been working on regroups, break outs, forechecking and all the things important to hockey, and all the things we have been practicing the last couple weeks, they started to do it against the stronger teams and the weaker teams,” said Rowbottom. “That was satisfying for our coach group to see.”
Heading into the stretch, he wants the team focusing on the smaller details, playing the game the right way.
   “We want them playing with a lot of effort, all five guys on the ice, not just three, two or four,” he said. “Hockey is a team sport and it take everyone out on the ice to be going 100 per cent to be successful. That has always been our focus and it is going to continue to be.”
   He is appreciative of the work of the team, the parents and volunteers who made the tournament a success. He said manager Shannon Dart was invaluable in her work to make the tournament a success.
   “It was a great effort from all the parents and the kids,” said coach Rowbottom adding there was great support from the community for the tournament.

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