Public input sought on southern Alberta land-use plan that will ‘shape your backyard’

Public consultations will be held in Calgary on Tuesday toward development of a sweeping plan that will shape the southern Alberta landscape for decades to come.

The South Saskatchewan Regional Plan, which will guide future decisions, comprises an area spanning 83,764 square kilometres from just north of Calgary to the Canada-United States border, and is bounded by the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary to the east.

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Residents the driving force behind city’s social plan

Instead of farming out St. Albert’s social master plan to some private consultant, the city has taken a unique approach to its development — relying on the public.

In his update to city council on the status of the city’s next master plan, Scott Rodda, director of Family and Community Support Services, described how local residents have grabbed a hold of and are driving its development.

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