The Sturgeon Valley needs about $52 million in upgrades for future growth, says a report to county council, and the county might have to more than double its levies in order to get the money.
County council voted 4-0 Tuesday in favour of first reading for the Sturgeon Valley off-site levy bylaw. Mayor Don Rigney was absent. Coun. Don McGeachy abstained from voting due to a potential conflict of interest.
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It’s a big step for Alberta, and a tale of success for Sturgeon County.
Last Wednesday, Sturgeon County’s Economic Development Board fall business breakfast celebrated the sanctioning of a $5.7-billion Phase One bitumen refinery in Sturgeon County.
The North West Redwater Partnership Refinery will be built and operated by North West Upgrading and Canadian Natural Resources (CNRL).
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One thing made clear by the City of Grande Prairie’s public works committee Tuesday is that the Montrose Cultural Centre is the most suitable location for the new transit terminal.
While administration is still working out design details, the public works committee made a motion to move forward with the location, which pins the new transit terminal on 101 Avenue near 98 Street, just to the south of the Montrose Cultural Centre.
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Grande Prairie and District Catholic schools has resorted to plan B for a new school site in Beaverlodge after an unsuccessful attempt to purchase land from the Peace Wapiti School Division.
The school district has acquired municipal reserve land from the Town of Beaverlodge located adjacent to the current St. Mary Catholic school.
The municipal reserve land, currently ball diamonds, was offered by the town, which has voiced its support for a new Catholic school.
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In an effort to protect its road infrastructure the County of Lethbridge will introduce its new Haul Route and Road Use Policies to the public at two open houses this week.
The public are invited to attend one of the two open houses, the first is set for tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 27 at The Hub in Coaldale from 4 to 7 p.m. The second goes this Thursday, Nov. 29 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Shaughnessy Community Centre.
“I think it’s important to get the feedback from the users of these roads,” said Coun. John Willms at last Monday’s council meeting.
He said there are roads that should be included as haul routes that are not in the current policy.
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FORT SASKATCHEWAN – Fort Saskatchewan city council happily climbed aboard a Capital Region study to develop a business case for a regional transit operation.
The $250,000 study will outline the costs, benefits and merits of a commission structure to oversee the management of a regional public transit operation.
Fort Saskatchewan Mayor Gale Katchur described the step as “significant” given the slow pace of bringing all the major transit players in the region together.
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10:14PM EST November 28. 2012 – The construction industry shed 2.2 million workers between January 2007 and last year.
So now there’s an overabundance of them eager for jobs, right?
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After a handful of public engagement sessions and closed-door meetings with special interest groups, the minds behind the proposed City Centre Waterfront Program presented their revised vision to the Wood Buffalo’s municipal council Tuesday evening, and received unanimous approval.
While the plan has now officially been given the green light to move forward, residents are being asked to keep in mind that the CCWP is only a guiding document, and can still be altered as new challenges and considerations arise.
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(Reuters) – The chief U.S. housing regulator on Wednesday expressed optimism that the deep downturn in the nation’s property market was finally over, but said the future of the government’s role in housing finance needed to be settled for long-term health.
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After attempts to negotiate voluntary sale agreements with landowners in a chunk of the downtown area were unsuccessful, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s city council gave unanimous approval Tuesday evening to begin the process of expropriating each of the properties.
The municipality has identified a handful of downtown properties that they will require in order to accommodate the construction of a new sports and entertainment complex, as well as some new road extensions to improve traffic.
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