Bighill Creek Preservation Society

This past week BCPS wrote to elected officials and representatives as well as Premier Smith asking that the proposed Bill 28 be rescinded. Here is the BCPS letter to Premier Smith. The Honourable Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, May 8, 2026. Dear Premier Smith, As...

The Alberta Government’s proposed Bill 28 will eliminate Rocky View County’s land use planning and severely impair its management of gravel extraction. Existing and proposed mines now encircle Big Hill Springs Provincial Park. The Park is home to Canada's fourth...

Rocky View Forward released the following on April 24, 2026. UCP’s Bill 28: An Immediate Threat to Democracy and Local Decision-making Calgary, Alberta, April 24, 2026 – Bill 28 is one of the most sweeping intrusions into local democracy in Alberta’s history. If...

With sadness BCPS offers sincere condolences and warm memories of Barb Stevenson, Dr. Ken Stevenson’s wife. Suffering courageously for many years with Primary Progressive Aphasia Barb passed away peacefully on April 11, 2026. Ken was a founding member of BCPS and as a...