It's official! Rocky View Schools will have new Ward boundaries for the fall elections.

The propsed changes to the boundaries were approved by the Minister of Education which means 1 more trustee will be elected in October, 2017.

Under the current ward system, 7 trustees represent 6 wards across the division. As of this fall, 6 wards will be represented by 8 trustees.

Among some of the changes that come with the new boundaries are an extra trustee for Airdrie, which will move from 2 to 3. Wards 4 and 5 which cover the east part of Rocky View County will merge as one ward while Chestermere will become a separate ward with 1 trustee.

Nomination day for RVS trustees is on September 18th.

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