Saddle Hills County is investing $7.5 million to bring fibre optic internet to nearly 800 homes. It will become one of the first rural municipalities in the world to be connected to fibre optic internet, said county Reeve Alvin Hubert. Approximately 1,600 kilometres of infrastructure will be laid in the municipality through Canadian Fibre Optics […]
The Town of Beaverlodge is looking into public concerns against its peace officer, Mayor Gary Rycroft said. There has been a swath of complaints on social media about the peace officer’s ticketing practices. “Every complaint that comes in, we look into,” Rycroft said. “Most of our complaints are coming back baseless.” Rycroft said the complaints […]
An amendment of Sexsmith’s traffic bylaws may see the return of off highway vehicles (OHV) within town limits. Town of Sexsmith council gave the first reading of bylaw no. 1077 to amend municipal traffic bylaw no. 988 on March 4 to allow OHVs in the community. “The intent would be to have residents use the […]
City council decided this week it will not implement the proposed stormwater utility, which will leave a $4 million deficit in the 2024 budget. The decision came during Monday’s regular council meeting after receiving the second round of public engagement on the proposed utility. “I would say that the stormwater utility, as a separate bill, […]
Beaverlodge Regional High School sent students to a weekend-long look into Alberta’s forests and wildlife. Four students were selected to attend the 13th annual Youth Environmental Leadership Summit, held in Canmore from March 7 to 10 and hosted by Inside Education. This marks the second year the school has sent a team of students to […]