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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has denied a request from a High Prairie resident to remove a parcel of land in Grouard from the County’s upcoming auction sale. At its regular meeting Oct 9, council approved a recommendation…
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Pay given to members on McLennan town council will remain unchanged for the coming year. Council agreed at its Oct. 7 meeting to keep the rates the same. They have not changed in four years. The only change made last…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has turned down a request from the organization that hosts the annual North Country Fair south of Driftpile to be added to the county’s list of organizations that qualify for special annual county…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has officially reduced the cost of a development permit fee significantly for a company planning to locate a major energy project in the southern part of the county. At its regular meeting Oct.…
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Arena for sale at Berwyn Village of Berwyn council directed administration to engage a realtor to list the Berwyn Arena. While council understands the community’s desire to keep the arena operational, it is not financially sustainable for the Village to…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has taken initial steps to significantly reduce the cost of a development permit fee for a company planning to locate a major energy project in the southern part of the county. At its…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County will be spending a little over $60,000 to crush more gravel for roads in the coming year. At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council approved a recommendation to amend the 2024 operating budget…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has taken its first steps to consider redistricting land in Faust to allow for a recreational vehicle park. At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council gave first reading to Land-use Bylaw 18-2024 to…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News The Town of High Prairie has hired an interim CAO but it’s a familiar face around the office. Hermann Minderlein accepted the interim role Sept 12. He has served as CAO and interim CAO previously. “We…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County plans to replace a guardrail on a bridge crossing the Swan River in Swan Valley. At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council approved a recommendation to replace the guardrail on the bridge on…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A society to raise funds for the Big Lakes County Animal Control Facility may soon be formed. At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council approved a proposal to establish the Big Lakes County Animal Control Facility…
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The Town of High Prairie’s 9th Annual Halloween Decorating Contest returns this October but with some changes. Instead of themes this year, voters on Facebook will vote for first, second and third place winners. Simply vote by posting a “like”…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Peace River town council has created and approved a non-standard crosswalk policy after requests were made to paint crosswalks in the community. Two requests were received from community groups that wanted to paint decorative crosswalks on…
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At its Sept. 11 meeting, Grimshaw town council discussed resolutions to bring forward at the upcoming Alberta Municipalities Convention Sept. 25-27. As a part of the convention, councillors from across the province take part in the annual resolution process where…
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