Stage 2 / River Park - Neighbourhood Plan Amendment

We are currently working to amend the eastern portion of the Neighbourhood Plan that was approved in 2015. This application is part of our efforts to ensure the plan for the community reflects the needs of both current and future residents.

Stage 2 / River Park - Neighbourhood Plan Amendment (Application SNS2025-002 and SNS2025-003)

We have prepared a Neighbourhood Plan amendment on the east side of the community within the Southbow Landing Neighbourhood Plan approved by Town of Cochrane Council in 2015. Updates to the Southbow Landing NP are proposed to enhance the community’s interface with the naturalized areas and provide a Regional Park amenity that will ultimately connect to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park across the Bow River.

This application focuses on the Upper, Middle and Lower Benches on the eastern portion of the Plan Area, as shown in the image below.

• This application proposes additional pedestrian and cycling connectivity with multi-modal transportation connections to optimize the connection to the Regional Park and Bow River for Southern Cochrane.

• The Lower Bench offers an integrated residential area with Regional Park amenities that will benefit all Cochrane residents including central community gathering spaces with playground structures, seating areas including picnic tables and BBQ amenities, food truck staging area and various viewpoints.

• The Park amenities have been upgraded to include direct access to the Bow River at two locations, with approx. 100 parking stalls, and more direct access for non-motorized recreational river users and a complete pathway network that will connect to the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park via a future bridge over the Bow River.

• Pedestrian amenities have been improved within the park to provide potable water bottle fill stations, bike racks, bear-resistant garbage and recycling, dog waste bag dispensers.

• Opportunity for Mountain Biking trails have been added to expand recreational options.

An Information Session was held on May 27, 2026, to share details of the application and answer questions from the public. The presentation boards are available for viewing.

Our application is currently under review by the Town. We are actively working through the details and will provide updates as more information becomes available.

We have now prepared an application for the eastern portion of the NP. Updates to the east side of the Southbow Landing NP are proposed to enhance the community’s interface with the naturalized areas and provide a Regional Park amenity that will ultimately connect to Glenbow Ranch across the Bow River.

This application focuses on the Upper, Middle and Lower Benches on the eastern portion of the Plan Area, as shown in the image below.