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Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs   Nomination day for municipal elections in Alberta was Sept. 18, and two elections will be held within the Smoky River region on Oct. 16. Two wards in the M.D. of Smoky River No. 130…
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Mac Olsen Express Staff     Here is the Official roster of candidates, including incumbents, for some councils and for both school boards. Look for the final roster in the near future. The deadline to submit your name for council…
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Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs During their meeting on Aug. 23, the council for the Village of Donnelly approved a motion to enter into a contract with Beairsto & Associates Engineering Ltd. of Grande Prairie, to do paving work on…
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M.D. conducting its summer mowing program

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Despite some stops due to excess moisture and breakdowns, the M.D. of Smoky River No. 130 is continuing the summer mowing program. Normand Boulet, the ag fieldman for the M.D., discussed this as part of…
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M.D. council approves 2017 tax sales

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs During their meeting on Aug. 9, the council for the M.D. of Smoky River No. 130 approved a 2017 tax sale. Two residential properties and one commercial property are set to be sold and the…
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CAO Rita Maure Village of Donnelly Delegate Kathie Harop and Toni Petteplace of ATCO Electric made two presentations, one on Invested versus Non-vested street lights and the other on LED lights. Smoky River Regional Economic Development Council has decided to…
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The Lesser Slave Watershed Council celebrates 10 years

On Friday June 16th people from all over the Lesser Slave Lake area met in Faust, Alberta for the Lesser Slave Watershed Council’s (LSWC) 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM). The meeting consisted of a review of the year’s activities, presented…
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Tom Henihan Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Asset Management Program On a motion by Councillor Eckhard Christen, the Town of McLennan in partnership with the M.D. of Smoky River No. 130, the Town of Falher, the Village of Donnelly and the Village…
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Falher council gives first reading for party wall

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs During their meeting on June 12, council for the Town of Falher gave first reading to Bylaw No. 17-05, for the addition of a party wall. This is a wall to be built on a…
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