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County and Town partner in new Fire Dept training structure



by Dana McArthur burning structures is being restricted. Burn go ahead with the additional $313,925 would the
structures for training purposes are now switching Town contribute more money as well?" Bahri
continued from front Yellowhead County has been in the planning to gas fired props to limit exposure to smoke responded, "Our understanding is that the
stages of building a new live fire suppression related carcinogens, explained Bahri. commitment from the Town [$200,000] is all the
continued from front training structure at their Edson County property Yellowhead County provided the capital funding money they will provide for the project."
continued from front complex. (along with the Town of Edson's partnering Councillor David Russell asked, "What kind of
continued from front "Yellowhead County Fire Department has seven contribution of $200,000) to construct the facility cost would be involved sending people away for
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D continued from front Fires Stations located throughout the County with at the Edson County property complex. BR2 this kind of training?" Bahri replied, "Very
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expensive. But the issue is taking our firefighters
Architecture was commissioned to design the
over 130 Firefighters. All of the Firefighters
continued from front require regular training to keep their skills up to structure, and move the design to a Request for out of the community." He pointed out that this
takes local firefighters out of service as regular
Proposal (RFP) process.
date," said Albert Bahri, Director of Protective
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson Services during the County Council meeting on In the 2019 Interim budget $526,075 dollars was structural training is needed.
Councillor Sandra Cherniawsky asked if
April 23. "There is also a requirement to provide allocated for the training facility. The two Administration will be sending out another RFP
780-723-5787 training to the recruit Firefighters that join the Cooperation at $862,350 and Bighorn and what they expect to be different in the results.
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compliant tenders received were Brenex Building
department yearly."
"We reconfigured the design and instead of going
Construction Ltd. at $840,000. The lowest bid
"The one difficult and very intense training that
the Fire Department cannot provide its members is would leave the project $313,925 over budget. with full concrete we will use steel and hopefully
T PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE live structural fire suppression training at a County Yellowhead County Council reject all tenders for this will put us on budget."
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Administration's recommendation was that
Council voted all in favour to reject the tenders
facility," stated Bahri. The focus of the new
structure will be to provide interior fire training.
within a month with the hope of beginning the
budget amount," stated Bahri.
With cancer on the rise within the firefighting the current RFP. "Both tenders far exceed the for the current RFP. The project will be retendered
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wishes to return the land to the Club is required,” Verheaghe continued. item to Council for the last meeting in profits that are provided by the Alberta
in minutes for the price of one dollar, it must be “That could have other people come May,” he said. “Once Council has Registries and we did not find the
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while you wait... publically advertised in accordance forward to provide new information to declared it surplus and then chosen to Edson Golf Club shown as a member,”
with section 70 (1) of the MGA, which Council, however, it is at your sole direct us to complete the sale of the replied Verhaeghe.
states that if a municipality transfers discretion as to what is deemed to be property, we could complete the The attendant then stated that the
land for less than market value, the an appropriate value for its sell —even transfer likely within the week. Edson Golf Club has been established
proposal must be advertised. if that is a dollar— provided you do Depending on the time frame it takes as a non-profit society under the
Mayor Kevin Zahara stated, “I think that openly and publically which the government to register the Society's act since 1955.
our verbal communication with the includes an advertising requirement.” transfer, that could be done likely Verhaeghe addressed Council, “The
Golf Course is that we will transfer the CAO Derricott added that there is within June.” only difference that would make is
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The Weekly Anchorhe Weekly Anchor land back to them for one dollar and I always potential for residents to The attendant then asked for that we wouldn't have to advertise but
am fully in support of that and would petition any decision of Council. clarification as to whether or not the it would still require time to prepare all
the notifications to bring the report to
like to get this process underway as “They might attempt to have a petition Edson Golf Club appeared on the not-
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson040 3rd Avenue, Edson
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Deputy Mayor Troy Sorenson asked force Council to consider the petition
“We reviewed the list of non-for-
if the land includes the parking lot and in their decision making process,” T
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780-723-578780-723-5787 the clubhouse area, to which CAO Derricott said. “A petition does not THIS WEEK’S FEATURE 5
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson040 3rd Avenue, Edson
Mike Derricott replied, “Yes.”
bind Council's decision making.”
“In this case, I think it would be
“I assume in the MGA there's a
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what could happen as a result of that?” sale of the land is to the Golf Club for Mint Homes Ltd.
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oppose this? Could someone make an recreation opportunity in our
opposing offer?”
During the time period for questions
Verhaeghe replied, “If it was a non- community,” Derricott added.
for-profit or for example, a school, we from the public following the
would have the ability to dispose of it conclusion of the meeting, a
for less than market value as a choice community member affiliated with ASSIGNMENT WRITER
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for-profit, which the [Edson Golf kind of time frame are we talking
Club] didn't show up in our listing about once the process is advertised people?
search for a not-for-profit society, you before it's completed?”
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