Clearwater County is served by the Parkland Regional Library system. Our three local branches are part of a cooperative network of 50 public and 48 school libraries, serving 198,696 Central Alberta residents by sharing materials, resources and expertise. Through the Parkland Regional Library's interlibrary loan system, our residents have access to materials from almost 100 participating libraries throughout Central Alberta.
Local libraries in our area can be found in the Village of Caroline, the Town of Rocky Mountain House and the Hamlet of Nordegg. Clearwater County provides annual funding to help ensure the success of the on-going operations of these libraries.
Our libraries offer a variety of programming, including: preschool programs, such as story-time for children; programs for older children and teens, such as summer reading clubs; and free computer and internet access for all library members. The Rocky Mountain House Public Library hosts a showcase cinema program in partnership with the Rocky Cinemas, which runs eight movies over the year. The Rocky library also houses a gallery space that hosts a different Canadian artist each month on an on-going basis.
For further programming, please contact the individual libraries.
If you see smoke in the forest, report it immediately by calling 310-FIRE (3473).
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Wildfire Update (RWF036) – May 19, 4:30 p.m.
Alberta Wildfire continues to make strong progress on RWF036, which remains classified as “Being Held.” This means the fire is not expected to grow beyond its current boundaries given current weather conditions and available resources. The fire is located about 5 km north of James-Wilson Provincial Recreation Area, 30 km west of Sundre, and 20 km southwest of Burnstick Lake, near Highway 40 and Highway 584.
The evacuation alert for the area was lifted yesterday afternoon. Clearwater County’s State of Local Emergency remains in effect while portions of Highway 40 (Forestry Trunk Road) are closed.
Fire Restrictions Fire restrictions in the non-Forest Protection Area of Clearwater County, including the Summer Village of Burnstick Lake, have been lifted effective today at 1:00 p.m. Please check albertafirebans.ca for current fire restrictions in neighbouring municipalities.
We extend our sincere thanks to all firefighters, support crews, agencies, and provincial partners for their outstanding effort and dedication in containing this fire