Sexsmith’s proposed new traffic bylaw includes an addition that will allow off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to stop at local service stations for fuel and vehicle washing. Sexsmith town council considered the recent use of off-highway vehicles in the community during the Oct. 5 meeting and passed first reading of Municipal Traffic Bylaw 1120, which consolidates the […]
A Sexsmith bylaw to incentivize developers with a 50 per cent tax reduction to build more homes on vacant residential lots was before council for a second time to help clarify the scope of the developments that would be eligible. After a thorough discussion, council agreed a $200,000 minimum assessed value and three years of […]
Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) is deciding whether or not to end Compressed School Weeks (CSW) for some of its schools. The division is asking staff and parents to weigh in by answering a survey. Right now, 14 schools out of 34 schools within the division follow the CSW calendar, but the decision could […]
Sexsmith’s Regional Stormwater Implementation Plan project is one step closer to getting underway after town council awarded the tender for the project at its last meeting. Town council accepted the recommendation from administration to award the contract to McElhanney Ltd. for its bid of $196,350 — one of two bids that came in, which were […]
An open house in Sexsmith is set for Nov. 2 ahead of council’s final decision on rezoning the Sexsmith Civic Centre and Sexsmith Curling Club. On Sept. 8, council gave first reading to Land Use Bylaw 1117, which would see the civic centre and curling rink rezoned from Central Commercial to Institutional, which would allow […]
Your local fire departments are looking for volunteers, and if you are over the age of 18, have a driver’s licence and live within 15 km of the station, you may have what it takes. County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service District Fire Chief Bryan Hall told the News ahead of Fire Prevention Week […]
It’s just around the corner now. The countdown to the Oct. 19 referendum is entering single digits, with select advanced polls open from 9 am to 8 pm starting Tuesday Oct. 13 and running through Saturday, Oct. 17. In the lead up to Referendum Day, Town & Country News has shared information on how to […]
