St. Albert has updated its off-site levy bylaw, resulting in substantial estimate decreases to four ongoing projects, council heard on Aug. 30.
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Category Archives: St. Albert (Alberta)
Council votes to build permanent disc golf course
St. Albert has approved the development of a permanent 18-hole disc golf course at Kingswood Park, council heard Monday.
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Mayor Cathy Heron to run for re-election
After a summer without a single mayoral candidate declaration, Mayor Cathy Heron has announced she is running for re-election.
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New rules for surface drainage in Sturgeon County
A new county drainage bylaw means county residents can now be fined if they plug up a culvert and flood someone else’s land.
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Real remediation cost of Badger Lands still up in the air
On Aug. 30, the city is set to move forward on second and third readings of a borrowing bylaw for a new solar farm project. If the project eventually comes to fruition, it will occupy the city-owned Badger Lands.
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City reservoirs saw critically low levels during July heat wave
Reservoirs reached critically low levels in St. Albert during the heat wave that swept western North America earlier in July.
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Regional agricultural plan passes without Sturgeon County’s support
Sturgeon County’s mayor has voted against a regional agricultural plan she helped make in protest of a regional voting structure she argues treats county residents as serfs.
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Turner aims for second term as Morinville mayor
Morinville will have an actual mayoral race during this fall’s election now that Barry Turner has officially stepped up to defend his title.
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Business leaders take out ad challenging council for answers on MEC, solar farm
Two retired St. Albert businessmen say they have “serious concerns” about the city’s plans for the Badger Lands solar farm and a city-run energy corporation.
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Single-family housing sales booming
Single family dwelling resales were up 225 per cent for the month of June compared to June of last year, says a report by the St. Albert Economic Development.
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