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At its April 23 meeting, Grimshaw town council reviewed a letter from Energy Alberta regarding the Peace River Nuclear Power Project. The Initial Project Description (IPD) was submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) and the Canadian Nuclear…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Peace River town council has approved an increase of funding to the Hot Tub Replacement Project, officially moving the project ahead. “The budget was $990,000 and to date since 2022, $225,578 has been spent on demolition…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Airport terminal building will get an extended roof with funding shared by Big Lakes County and the Town of High Prairie. At a special meeting April 16 to adopt the Big Lakes final…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County Reeve Tyler Airth says preparing a 2025 final operating budget was a challenge during difficult economic times. “Council supported maintaining the municipal mill rate at its current level to provide stability for residents…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County will get some air time in an upcoming television series filmed in northern Alberta and aired around the world. At its regular meeting April 9, council approved a motion to approve a marketing…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has approved a final operating budget of just under $34 million for 2025 with no increase in the municipal mill rate. At a special budget meeting April 16, council adopted an operating budget…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News McLennan town council is getting tough on barking dogs. At its April 14 meeting, council added some more teeth to its animal control bylaw by amending it to include penalties for dogs. CAO Lorraine Willier said…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A regional solid waste commission has been proposed for the High Prairie region. At its regular meeting March 26, Big Lakes County council approved a recommendation to establish the High Prairie and District Regional Waste Management…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News McLennan town council is trying to encourage development with its borders. Council passed property tax incentive bylaws for both residential and non-residential properties at its April 14 meeting. CAO Lorraine Willier told council the incentives were…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Town of Peace River debated approvals for another round of Grant to Organizations applications at its regular meeting on April 14. Council had a total of nine applications in its first quarter of application submissions, Mayor…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News People living in Big Lakes County on land in the country residential (CR) district may soon be allowed to have livestock on their property. At its regular meeting April 9, council directed administration to amend the…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County and Driftpile Cree Nation have formed a special economic partnership. At its regular meeting April 9, council agreed to participate in the First Nation – Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI) with Driftpile…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News The Alberta government’s mandated code of conduct to help govern the province’s elected officials was never meant to be used as a “weapon” and remove duly elected councillors from performing their duties on committees, says Municipal…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter The Town of Peace River recently has received a $30,000 grant from the Alberta government to aid the community in steps to take to increase protective services. “(We received the) Indigenous and Municipal Police Transition Study…
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Plans are beginning to celebrate Grimshaw’s Centennial in five years. At its March 26 meeting, council directed administration to form a committee to begin planning for the event. Community members interested in joining the Vision 2030 planning committee can put…
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