RVC council candidates line up ahead of September deadline

With less than one month until all nominations must be filed, Rocky View County is seeing several residents come forward for a councillor position.

In RVC, councillors are elected by division, with residents voting within their respective divisions. The County is divided into seven divisions. Each year, the Council elects the Reeve and Deputy Reeve during the Organizational Meeting in October.

According to the RVC website, these are the following divisions with candidates:

• Electoral Division 1
  • Kevin Hanson (notice of intent)
• Electoral Division 2
  • Allison Colbourne (notice of intent)
  • Bev Copithorne
  • Don Kochan
• Electoral Division 3
  • Crystal Kissel
  • Alison Whiting
• Electoral Division 4
  • Roc Spence
  • Samanntha Wright
• Electoral Division 5
  • Greg Boehlke
• Electoral Division 6
  • Sunny Samra
• Electoral Division 7
  • Rolly Ashdown
  • Ken Ball
  • Nick Wiebe

The nomination period opened on January 1 and will last until September 22 at noon. The current councillors include Kevin Hanson, Don Kochan, Crystal Kissel (current Reeve), Samanntha Wright, Greg Boehlke, Sunny Samra and Al Schule.

According to the RVC website, this is who is eligible for nomination:

• be at least 18 years old and a Canadian citizen; 
• have been a resident of Rocky View County and their electoral division for the six months immediately preceding nomination day (September 22, 2025)
• are not otherwise ineligible or disqualified (refer to the Local Authorities Election Act)

The Local Authorities Election Act outlines specific factors that can disqualify an individual from running for office in a municipal election, including:

• being an employee of Rocky View County, unless the employee takes a leave of absence from their position with the County to run for office
• being indebted to Rocky View County for an amount exceeding $500 and being in default of that debt for more than 90 days 
• having been convicted of an offence under the Local Authorities Election Act, the provincial Election Act, the provincial Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, or the federal Canada Elections Act in the past 10 years 

Candidates must also provide the following to the Returning Officer at the time of filing their nomination papers:

• $100 deposit
• Criminal record check

To get official information and updates from the Returning Officer directly during the 2025 municipal election, Rocky View County also asks candidates to fill out an optional Candidate / Official Agent Communications Consent Form.

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