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Neighbours argued Thursday against the inclusion of a massive Costco store in a planned Springbank shopping complex.

Neighbours argued Thursday against the inclusion of a massive Costco store in a planned Springbank shopping complex.

Neighbours argued Thursday against the inclusion of a massive Costco store in a planned Springbank shopping complex.

The proposed residential subdivision lies just north of the current Westview Estates near Springbank, just west of Range Road 33 and just south of the Springbank Park for All Seasons recreation centre.

Article content A 131-hectare gravel pit opponents fear will foul Big Hill Springs Provincial Park’s signature creek was approved Tuesday by Rocky View County. Councillors voted 6-3 in favour of the application by Mountain Ash LP to extract sand and gravel from a quarry about 300 metres from the creek’s underground headwaters and 1,200 metres from the park’s boundary. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Councillors approve contentious gravel p...

Article content Rocky View County councillors who began weighing the merits of a massive gravel mine proposed for the city’s edge were buried under opposition to the plan Tuesday. After a county administrator and corporate proponents of the plan explained why the operation should proceed, dozens of neighbours opposed to the pit proposed for Rocky Ridge Road and 144th Avenue N.W. heaped scorn on it. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Residents dum...