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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter At its Jan. meeting, the Town of Peace River council talked about the need to review the Fire Services Agreement between them and the County of Northern Lights (CNL).The current agreement has not been renegotiated since…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter At its Jan. 10 meeting, Donnelly village council received responses from the M.D. Smoky River regarding correspondence sent late last year.The decisions from the M.D. have left Donnelly council disappointed and considering further communication with the…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter North- ern Sunrise County Council gave first reading to a proposed bylaw for Temporary Camp Districts at its meeting on Jan. 10.The bylaw would allow council to approve locations of temporary camps within the Agricultural District.“The…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Northern Sunrise County is currently undergoing a major Land-Use Bylaw (LUB) refresh to ensure its bylaws are staying relevant.At its Jan. 10 meeting, council was presented with the potential addition of five new items for the…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter The M.D. of Smoky River decided at its last council meeting Dec. 14 to pursue electric vehicle grants through Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC).Council decided to apply for both a fleet truck for municipal employees…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Peace Regional Pool is facing a change in normal operations as the hot tub is now closed to be demolished for replacement.“The pool was found to be leaking in the spring of 2022 and we initially…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A new strategy in the High Prairie region to encourage and welcome immigrants to fill job vacancies is taking shape.In October, the Town of High Prairie and Big Lakes County region was named by Alberta Labour…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has launched a plan to build a web page to better promote businesses, services and communities in the region.At its regular meeting Dec. 14, council agreed to match a $2,500 grant from the…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter (Donnelly) – Village of Donnelly will be going forward with a byelection in February to fill its fifth elected official position on council.Council chose Feb. 20 as nomination day, with municipal byelection to be held on…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Peace River town council is considering rate increases to a number of community services in the 2023 budget, many of which will see an increase between four to six per cent.“Rate increases are always a hard…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Peace River town council will soon be posting all council timesheets and expense claims on its website.Late in 2022, Peace River Deputy Mayor Orren Ford proposed an amendment to the Mayor and Councillor Renumeration Policy to…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has taken more than $8,000 in uncollectible taxes from landowners off the books.At its regular meeting Dec. 14 council approved a motion to write off $8,177.66 deemed uncollectible.However, council is also seeking some…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County talked a tight interim operating budget for 2023 to meet rising costs and inflation.Council discussed the proposed budget during a special meeting Dec. 5-6.Administration has prepared a budget in ways “where we can…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County will chip in funding toward a provincial conference for an organization that includes the reeve on its board.At its regular meeting Dec. 14, council approved a motion to buy a silver sponsorship of…
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