Posts for Category “Information”

 Alberta Environment wants to know what you think should be included in the 2021 Sportsfishing Regulations. There are new rules for ice fishing shelters, and an update on Family Fishing Weekend. Check out this link for more information.

Please note that the next Regular Council Meeting will be on January 28, 2021.

 The next Census of Population will take place in May 2021. We encourage all residents to complete their census questionnaire. Accurate and complete census data support programs and services that benefit our community. Further information, or to get a job for the census, please visit: www.census.gc.ca.

 Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) is considering a proposed disturbance standard under the Public Lands Administration Regulation. A disturbance standard is a flexible tool that can allow an activity to occur on public land, subject to certain requirements. This disturbance standard would create a general permission for users to place and use a temporary seasonal dock, boat lift and associated mooring structures on the Crown-owned bed and shore without obtaining individual authorization. I...

  As we enter the "off-season" in our lakeside community, it's time to take another look at how to protect your property. The RCMP recommend the following: Light up the night If anyone comes around any points of the house, does it light up? Install motion detector lights on all sides of your house and keep your porch light on at night. Nowhere to hide Bushes, trees shrubbery, should be down low so you have a clear view of the house. People shouldn't be able to get behind that 12-foot hi...

 Residents are reminded the use of fertilizers is restricted in the Summer Village.

Road repairs will start in the second half of August.  The frost boils will be repaired, the road will be re-gravelled, and dust control applied.  The speed bumps will be removed for this process, and left off for the remainder of the season.

A resident has shared the letter they sent in regards to upcoming proposed changes to the Disturbance Standard which regulates boat dock and mooring standards. Background information on the Proposed Mooring Standards If you wish to send a letter (using the information below or drafting your own with any recommendations that you would propose), it could be sent to: Alberta Environment and Parks - in charge of gathering information for these proposed standards: AEP.info-centre@gov.ab.ca ...

Some of you may have noticed that there are a number of soft spots in the road right now.  We need to wait until the frost is finished coming out; in the soft spots where it has pushed the clay up, those areas need to be dug out, and a proper base put back in. If it is just graded, that mixes the clay with the gravel and it will always be soft. It will be another week or two before this work can begin.  We appreciate your patience, and just ask that you drive slowly and carefully.

 Alberta Environment and Park’s is in the process of establishing a Disturbance Standard under the Public Lands Administration Regulation (PLAR). The purpose is to better manage the placement of temporary seasonal docks and associated structures on the beds and shores of Crown-owned water bodies that are subject to the Public Lands Act. The proposed disturbance standard should improve the regulatory oversight over the use of docks, while at the same time streamlining the administrative proce...