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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A tourist resort proposed for farmland east of Faust has been presented to Big Lakes County.At its regular meeting Aug. 10, council gave first reading to bylaw 16-2022 and 17-2022 to redistrict SE 13-73-11-W5 to commercial…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News An application to redistrict a lot in Grouard for residential purposes has passed the first step by Big Lakes County.At its regular meeting Aug. 10, council gave first reading to amend the land-use bylaw to redistrict…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A parcel of land in Grouard recently bought in the Big Lakes County auction in June moved another step forward to allow a trucking company to set up shop.At its regular meeting Aug. 10, council gave…
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Emily PlihalSouth Peace News Earlier this month, Peace River Council held its regular meeting to deal with new business that had arisen.The 2022-2025 Peace River Strategic Plan was presented to council for consideration. Members of council and senior staff met…
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Emily PlihalSouth Peace News Town of Falher has started the arduous process of refreshing its current Land Use Bylaw (LUB) as a means of better serving the needs and interests of the community.CAO James Bell says amongst many other reasons,…
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Emily PlihalSouth Peace News Town of Falher is currently seeking nominations to fill two councillor positions in the community.The town received two resignations from council in June and thus is moving forward with a municipal by-election.“If the Town of Falher…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Much-needed repairs to the roof of the Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre and a new sand filter for High Prairie Aquatic Centre have been authorized by Town of High Prairie council.At its regular meeting Aug. 9, Town…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County wants the provincial government to return grants-in-lieu of taxes for public housing.At its regular meeting Aug. 9, council approved a resolution that was further presented to the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) zone…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has taken just over $11,000 in unpaid property taxes off the books.At its regular meeting Aug. 10, council approved a recommendation to write off uncollectible taxes totalling $11,421.26.“There’s no other option,” says Dave…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Town of High Prairie is expanding its search for a new CAO.At its regular meeting Aug. 9, council approved a recommendation to advertise a job posting with the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators at a…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Town of High Prairie will again close its office Sept. 30 for the second National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.At its regular meeting Aug. 9, council approved a motion by Councillor James Waikle that council…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has committed a quarter-million-dollar annual capital grant to the Town of High Prairie for the next eight years.At its regular meeting Aug. 10, Big Lakes council approved an updated inter-municipal capital grant agreement…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County wants the Town of High Prairie to share the cost of a new piece of equipment that the county believes is essential to operations.At its regular meeting Aug. 9, council approved a recommendation…
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Emily PlihalSouth Peace News Municipal District of Smoky River Director of Operations Kevin Cymbaluk noted in his monthly report to council that regional landfills have recently had incidents of vandalism and theft.Cymbaluk explained in this report that both Guy and…
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