Country Canada Established 1879 Elevation 1,105 m Province Alberta | Municipal district Rocky View County Time zone MST (UTC-7) Local time Tuesday 7:56 PM | |
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Bearspaw is a rural community in southern Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County consisting mostly of country residential acreages.
Map of Bearspaw, AB, Canada
Bearspaw is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane, on Highway 1A. The Bearspaw area is immediately east of the Glendale community and north of the Bow River in the Rocky View County.
A Canadian Pacific Railway station was established at Bearspaw in June 1909 and was named after Chief Masgwaahsid, or Bear’s Paw, who signed the treaty at Blackfoot Crossing, September 22, 1877.
Bearspaw is located within Rocky View Schools and is zoned for Bearspaw School (K-8) and Cochrane High School (9-12). For hockey, Bearspaw is part of the Cochrane Minor Hockey Association.
References
Bearspaw, Alberta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA