Long before the town, this was a fur trade hub. The North West Company built a post called Rocky Mountain House here in 1799, and David Thompson set out from it to cross the Rockies in 1807. The Hudson's Bay Company ran it on and off until 1875. The site is now a national historic site.

Settlers started arriving about thirty years later, and the railways came through on the way to the coal mines at Nordegg. Rocky became a village on May 15, 1913, and a town in 1939.

Fur Trade Post Built

1799

Incorporated As Village

1913

Incorporated As Town

1939

Public School Division

Wild Rose School Division

Schools

École Rocky Elementary

Wild Rose School Division · 4703 50th Avenue

French Immersion

Lochearn Elementary School

Wild Rose School Division · 5416 54 Street

Pioneer Middle School

Wild Rose School Division · 5516 54 Street

Rocky Christian School

Wild Rose School Division · 5204 54 Avenue

Grades K–9

West Central High School

Wild Rose School Division · 5506 50th Street

Visions West Outreach School

Wild Rose School Division · 4934 50 Street

St. Matthew Catholic School

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools · 5735 58 Street

Grades Pre-K–8

Public schools in Rocky are run by Wild Rose School Division, and St. Matthew is part of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools. Which school you're assigned depends on your address, so check with the division before you buy.

Wild Rose School Division Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools

Health Care

Emergency Department (24/7)

Rocky Mountain House Health Centre

5016 52 Avenue, Rocky Mountain House · 403-845-3347

Rocky's hospital has a 24/7 emergency department, plus lab, X-ray and community health services. For life-threatening emergencies, call 9-1-1.

Verified October 2026 From Official Sources

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