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Donnelly council passes $691,179 budget

CAO Rita Maure Village of Donnelly Delegate Georgia Illiou gave an annual report in a Power Point presentation and council received it as information, along with the audited financial statements for FCSS and Smoky River Community Transportation Program. Council accepted…
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Tom Henihan Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Weed Inspectors On a motion by Councillor Gary Fisher, Council appointed as Inspectors under Section 7 of the Weed Control Act and Section 10 of the Agricultural Pests Act of Alberta for 2017, the individuals…
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Falher council approves $1.16 million budget for 2017

Mac Olsen Express Staff During their meeting on May 15, Falher council approved a budget of $1.166 million for 2017. Council also gave all three readings to Bylaw No. 17-04, setting the property taxes. All property taxes must be paid…
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M.D. council passes $14.8 million 2017 budget

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs During their meeting on May 10, council for the M.D. of Smoky River No. 130 approved a budget of $14,785,091 for 2017. Council also approved Bylaw No. 17-892 for the property taxes. All property taxes…
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Tom Henihan Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Spring Clean-up/Tidy Town The annual spring clean-up for the residents of McLennan will be held May 6 to May 14. Residents will be required to sign in prior to disposing of their waste. The annual…
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Express Staff Subdivision application approved Council approved Gerard Bonnamour’s farmstead separation for his property at SE 1-79-22-W5M, located north of Girouxville. Power line salvages approved Council approved two power line salvages to be completed by ATCO Electric. The first is…
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Tom Henihan Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Public Works Foreman The recently appointed Public Works Foreman, Marc Turcotte attended the March 8 Girouxville Council meeting to introduce himself to council members and give them a general overview and to discuss priorities. Municipal…
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Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs During their meeting on March 10, the council for the Town of Falher passed a motion to host a meeting regarding the baseball diamond reserve. Those to be present at that meeting include the municipality’s…
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Reports from M.D. council

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Director of Operations During the M.D. council meeting on March 14, Kevin Cymbaluk gave his director of operations report. Cymbaluk noted that Smoky River Fire and Rescue has moved into the new regional fire hall,…
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Express Staff February 8 meeting: . Motion passed to open a non-profit organization chequing account for the Musée Girouxville Museum at the Vision Credit Union. . Motion to approve the AUMA’s Risk Management Services’ revised lift station valuation estimate of…
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