Please see the following proposal as included in the agenda package for the County Council meeting of December 4, 2024. It can be read here, as well as downloaded to pdf.
Dear Residents & Ratepayers,
The Rural Municipalities of Association held its fall convention from November 4th through November 7th. All members of council were able to attend and we were successful in getting meetings with several provincial government ministers. Todd Loewen with Forestry and Parks was very receptive to the County’s proposal to develop a marina at the McGregor Lake Reservoir Recreation Area. Our MLA, Joseph Schow, who is also the Minister for Sport and Tourism, committed to visiting Lomond to see the unfinished state of their ice arena, community hall, and curling complex. The Lomond Ag Society is in a legal dispute with their insurance provider. Minister Schow was able to visit Lomond on November 14th.
On November 11th I was able to attend the Remembrance Day service at the Champion Community Hall and lay a wreath on behalf of the County. While the Champion Legion has undergone some changes this past year with the sale of their building, they continue to organize a nice event to remember Canada’s sacrifices in war.
Read More about Notes from Council, November 2024Dear Residents & Ratepayers,
I want to thank Kathy Perley and the Champion Booster Club for re-starting the Champion Chronicle. I enjoy the monthly update and it has certainly been missed by others as well. Last month I submitted the infographics that were prepared by our Director of Corporate Services, Mark DeBoer, and you will see ongoing advertising from County Administration regarding services or Public Notices.
The Board of the Twin Valley Regional Water Commission met twice in October to consider a new rate structure and approve a budget for 2025. The Board determined that going forward it will include all operating costs within the water rate calculation and invoice member-municipalities separately for a pre-determined contribution toward the Commission’s capital reserves. This change resulted from the challenge the Commission encountered in 2024 with the prospect of a severe drought. This new formulation of the water rate will encourage water conservation on an ongoing basis and not penalize member-municipalities for using less water. The new invoicing for capital reserves will ensure that the Commission is intentionally banking the dollars it requires to maintain its existing infrastructure and undertake significant rehabilitation projects in ten to fifteen years time.
Read More about Notes from Council, October 2024These infographics were prepared by Mark DeBoer, Director of Corporate Services with Vulcan County.
Dear Residents & Ratepayers,
We had two public delegations at our first meeting in April. STARS Air Ambulance pays us an annual visit and the County is a paying contributor to this service, as it is for HALO Air Ambulance. Successive Councils have long recognized how important emergency airlift is to saving lives in our region. Communities hosting special events this summer can register a unique Site ID with STARS for a moderate fee, making access to this service more streamlined should it be required. The STARS Emergency Link Centre, dispatching all emergency airlift ambulances in Alberta, responds to 36,000 requests per year.
Read More about Notes from Council, April 30, 2024The Friends of the Milo Library hosted a very enjoyable Local History Night at the Milo Community Hall on the evening of April 5th. The event was well-attended and various displays from the Milo Library Archives were available for viewing.
Additionally, the following two presentations were offered:
1.) Project Overview of the Furrows of Time, Volume 2, community history book project for Arrowwood and Shouldice, Mossleigh and Farrow. The material was written-up by Linda Gooch and presented by Christopher Northcott.
2.) Vulcan County Missing Graves Project, as prepared and presented by Dr. Craig Coburn of the Dept. of Geography and Environment at University of Lethbridge.
