Bearspaw is a rural community in southern Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County consisting mostly of country residential acreages. Bearspaw is located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane, on Highway 1A. The Bearspaw area is immediately east of the Glendale community and north of the Bow River in the Rocky View County. A Canadian Pacific Railway station was established at Bearspaw in June 1909 and was named after Chief Masgwaahsid, or Bear’s Paw, who signed the treaty at Blackfoot Crossing, September 22, 1877. * Community center and school *