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Town Council looks at moderate tax increase for 2021 budget
Deliberation centered around an increase to the road maintenance budget
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$20,000 has also been added to the Parks budget
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has no impact on taxation.
Most of the deliberation during the meeting
During that meeting, Council indicated that they
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Mayor Kevin Zahara spoke on the matter. “I'm
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General Manager of Community and Protective Services. of stormwater management. This charge would preventative maintenance for our road network,” he 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
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To reach the 2.52%, $280,000 of the Municipal
side in the future, so I certainly want to see an
Operating Support Transfer (MOST) Grant from
the Province is used. The MOST Grant was increase to the roads budget to deal with that.”
Councillors Gean Chouinard and Troy Sorenson
announced by the Province to assist municipalities agreed with the Mayor that the budget needed more
in dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 of a focus on the roads.
pandemic. Councillor Jacqui Currie stated her support but
The MOST subsidization over four years will use questioned the amount. “I still have concerns about Summers Drilling Summers Drilling
$700,000 of the grant. The implementation of the us adding $100,000 into our operating budget for
$2.00 stormwater management charge will remove roads. I think financially it's a little off of what
approximately $70,000 from taxation which brings we've usually, typically gone by,” she said. Water Well DrillingWater Well Drilling PASSPORT
the taxation increase for 2021 down to 1.90%. Administration will look to amend the amount
In addition to the stormwater charge, all utility dedicated to the roads budget and a final draft of PHOTOS REMINDER
rates will see a slight increase to reflect the the budget will be presented to Council for an A pr
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EARS Wild Sheep Foundation building. under the temporary restrictions. The - Continue in-person learning until
Foothills Memorial Galloway Station Museum At the November 24 Committee of The first of the major gear that we'll Provincial sports restrictions go into their scheduled winter break
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McPhee Construction TRL Gas Co-op the Cascade Power Plant project and recovery steam generator Aquatics winter break until Jan. 8 3rd Ave,ve,
Linda Kennedy - ReMax Recycle Depot construction. Director of Regulatory (HRSG).Turbines will arrive in · All group classes are cancelled at - Resume in-person classes Jan. 11
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Loblaw Liquor WE HAVE RESUMED Service, Rob Thomas, Project January of 2022, followed by the this time. Private one-on-one lessons Additional restrictions apply to Edson The W
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The Edson Pharmacy
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Mint Homes Serenity Funeral Home MacNeil, and Project Director from turbines in March. will be allowed at a special rate County/Edson): Features: Country Kitchen with bay window and rear door
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Patterson’s Part SupplyFOR PASSPORTS, VISAS BPC Services Jim Clark gave the The plan anticipates that natural gas · Lane Swimming availability will be · Business, service, and sport c/w coat closet. Small dining room can be expanded into the 5040 3rd A
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The project is a 900 megawatt
(MW) combined cycle power followed by testing. Then the first fire Arenas (https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced- a 3 piece en suite and a small walk in closet, Full basement 780-723-5787
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· Private Skating Rentals will be made
generation facility that's being of the boilers will occur in March of available (households only) · Places of worship limited to 1/3 of with large windows .
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Edson's Mandatory Facial Covering
southwest of Edson, on crown land.
The team guarantees a completion
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the capacity to supply over 8% of the Currently the project has less than NEW PROVINCIAL enclosed Public Place or in any Public Sq.Ft: 1201 For these plans
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throughout summer and into the fall
demand.
at www.edson.ca/bylaws.
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The facility will utilize modern, of 2021, the number will be around public-health-measures.aspx) For more information on the Town PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE
highly efficient industrial turbines 200.That will ramp up even more in A state of public health emergency is of Edson's response, some of the rules
fueled by natural gas. late spring of 2022, to roughly 600 being declared to bring in aggressive and regulations in place, supports Member of National Home Warranty Program The Weekly Anchor
BPC, a joint venture between workers until July of 2023. new measures to address growing available to residents and businesses,
affiliates of PCL Construction and Another highlight of the cases, starting Nov. 24. and links to Provincial and Federal Phone: 780-723-2330 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
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taken of the site a month prior, which
will construct the facility under an
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· No indoor social gatherings in any
Construction contract.
construction facilities of about a half
The team kicked off the presentation dozen trailers and a wash cart.
Eventually there will be substantial
showing a diagram of the general complexes built, including lunchroom
arrangement of the building, detailing
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and condensers will be located in the
facility, all of which will be located
structure. around the perimeters of the plant.
The project mobilized on September After its initial connection, there
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson 1, starting with the earthwork up until will be a number of local gas
November 24, which was the first day pipelines that will tie in, including
780-723-5787 of piling, which will continue until one from TC Energy from the west
December 18. They will then shut
side of town, which has about a 7km
down until January 5.
run, and one from Peyto.
Piling for the project will then Council will continue to receive
continue until April 1, 2021, followed regular updates on the Cascade Power
by the start of concrete and
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