2018 SPRING Photo by Bryan Rabel NEWSLETTER Photo by Amy Scott Photo by Mary Whitefi sh Photo by Tracy Pepin COUNTY OF WETASKIWIN NO. 10 Mailing: Box 6960, Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2G5 Physical: 243019A HWY 13 Phone: 780-352-3321 Fax: 780-352-3486 Edmonton Direct: 780-429-0198 Toll Free 1-800-661-4125 Website: www.county.wetaskiwin.ab.ca O PEN O P E N H O U S E H OUSE Buck Lake Community Hall FRIDAY, Wednesday, Aug. 15/18 County Administration Office located 2.4 kilometres west of May 4/18 Tax Collection: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 bbq BBQ Lunch: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm 11:00 am - 2:00 pm C O U N C I L Kathy Rooyakkers Terry Van de Kraats Bill Krahn Division 6 Councillor (Reeve) Division 2 Councillor (Deputy Reeve) Division 1 Councillor 682-2353 H | 514-9087 C 352-2395 H | 387-6437 C 352-6930 H | 312-4226 C [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] All Councillor Area Codes are 780 Dale Woitt Josh Bishop Ken Adair Lyle Seely Division 3 Councillor Division 4 Councillor Division 5 Councillor Division 7 Councillor 352-7429 H | 360-2737 C 352-6830 H | 387-8483 C 352-6318 H | 361-6398 C 388-3894 H | 621-1044 C [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 DUST control PROGRAM RATE CHANGE AND DEADLINE DATE The County of Wetaskiwin is now accepting applications for the 2018 Dust Control Program. Any resident wishing to have an application of dust con- trol must submit a completed application and payment to the County of Wetaskiwin Administration offi ce no later than June 1. Late applications may not be considered. Cost is $4.00 per lineal metre (plus GST), which is a subsidized rate. If a late application (i.e. post June 1) is approved, the cost will be $6.50 per lineal metre (plus GST), a non-subsidized rate. Dust control services shall only be offered during the period of June 1 to September 1 of each calendar year. Application forms are available at the County offi ce, Falun Co-Op, Buck Lake Hardware and Seely‛s General (Alder Flats) or on the County website: www.county.wetaskiwin.ab.ca. Application forms can also be faxed or e-mailed to residents upon request. Please call Delores, Sharlene or Dea @ 780-352-3321 or 1-800-661- 4125 (toll free) for more information. If applicable, the Dust Control Program will not commence until Seasonal Road Bans have been lifted. NOTICE: Residents are advised that the spreading of used oil on roads within the County of Wetaskiwin, prior to testing and meeting Alberta En- vironment guidelines is not permitted. NOTE: Deadline for Application is June 1, 2018 3 Alder Flats Wastewater Project Update WSP Canada Inc. has been contracted to provide engineering services for the expansion of the wastewater treatment lagoon. Clearing of the land needed for the expansion was prepared in early 2016. Geotechnical reports were completed to ensure the project will meet regulatory requirements. The Project was awarded in August of 2016 to Parkway Enterprises. Construction of the Lagoon Ex- pansion is currently underway with completion estimated to be done by the summer of 2018 for a total cost of $2.9 million. In October of 2017, Council gave direction to reallocate $625,000 of unexpended Municipal Sus- tainability Initiative Funding (MSI) funding to the internal lines portion of the Alder Flats Wastewater Project to replace the over expenditure of Building Canada Fund: Small Communities Funding that occurred due to increased costs related to the lagoon expansion. Administration has been fi naliz- ing the local improvement plans for the internal wastewater collection lines. An Open House will be scheduled so that support can be attained from the affected property owners. If approved by resi- dents, construction can begin in 2018-19. Watch website and Pipestone Flyer newspaper for notice of Open House. Should you have any questions please contact Neil Powell, Director of Public Works @ 780-361-6230 or by email @ [email protected]. South Pigeon Lake Regional Wastewater Project Update After receiving a suffi cient level of support in July 2017 from property owners to move forward with the South Pigeon Lake Regional Local Wastewater Collection Lines Project for the Village at Pigeon Lake area through the use of a local improvement, construction is nearing completion for the Vil- lage at Pigeon Lake commercial area, Heron Place Condominiums, and adjacent residential prop- erties to the Village at Pigeon Lake. This construction is in addition to the completed construction of wastewater infrastructure for the Village Lane Condominiums and Viola Beach Subdivision that was completed in October of 2017, with some properties in Viola Beach to be connected this spring. The County of Wetaskiwin is pleased to report that the completed wastewater infrastructure already in place has operated successfully with no major issues over the previous winter that had varying ex- tremes of weather conditions. Furthermore, the County of Wetaskiwin will also be moving forward in establishing local support with- in other areas of the County such as Beachside Estates, Woodwind Estates, Village Creek Estates, Crystal Keys, Westerose, and other areas through the local improvement process that has been shown to have worked successfully. Further details and plans will be announced at a later date once more information is known and residents will be informed through direct mail regarding their specifi c property. In closing, the County of Wetaskiwin is committed to providing quality wastewater services for res- idents through the completion of the South Pigeon Lake Regional Wastewater Collection System Project and thank residents for their patience and support regarding the Project and local improve- ment process associated with it. For ongoing updates and the most up-to-date information, please visit the County of Wetaskiwin website at www.county.wetaskiwin.ab.ca on a regular basis. Should you have any questions please contact Jeff Chipley, Assistant CAO, @ 780-361-6223 or by email @ [email protected]. ab.ca. 4 Bridges • Work on the two bridges destroyed in the August 2016 fl ood at Washout Creek will be com- pleted in 2018. Remaining work includes site restoration and roadwork to reestablish the crossing to today’s standards. • Two other bridges are slated for replacement in 2018. These include large culverts carry- ing county roads over Modeste Creek and Horseshoe Creek. Roads • Several County graveled roads will be upgraded as part of the 2018 Road Construction budget. These projects include grading, shoulder pulls, drainage and guardrail work. Work will be completed late summer, early fall. • County crews will re-establish the Old Hwy 13 in the Hamlet of Gwynne. The work includes installation of sub drainage systems, bin wall retention and restoration of the roadway and guardrail. Cracksealing Culvert Maintenance Washout Creek annual household toxic & e-waste round up Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Bring your old computers, TV’s and paint to: Lakedell School Parking Lot or Millet Heavy Truck Parking Lot (east of 50th Street) Saturday, June 23, 2018 - 8:00 am - 12:00 noon sponsored by County of Wetaskiwin & Town of Millet Visit www.albertarecycling.ca or call 1-888-999-8762 for more information on electronics and paint recycling in your area. 5 GJSF!HVBSEJBOT Fire Permits are required from March 1st to October 31st and may be obtained from the Fire Guardian in your area. We urge County residents to clip out this list and keep it handy for reference. An application for a Fire Permit should be made two or three days prior to the fi rst day of burning. A permit will be issued for a maximum ten-day period beginning from the date of issue; however certain conditions may be required in order for a permit to be issued. If an extended period is required for burning, application must be made for another Fire Permit after the fi rst permit is terminated. EJWJTJPO!2 ejwjtjpo!6 angus ridge - haultain - new sweden - gwynne falun - westerose - mulhuRst Donald Graff 780-877-2487 Norman & Karol Froom 780-389-4055 Brianna Tancock 780-312-4640 Wayne Gist 780-586-2749 Chad Irwin 780-312-3192 Herb & Fay Waters 780-985-3872 Bill Krahn, Councillor 780-352-6930 Albert Faulkner 780-389-3336 Ken Adair, Councillor 780-352-6318 EJWJTJPO!3 coal lake - bittern lake EJWJTJPO!7 Ray Boeve 780-387-6375 BATTLE LAKE - WINFIELD - YEOFORD Tim Hoogland 780-387-8531 Christine Woods 780-682-2165 Terry Van de Kraats, Councillor 780-352-2395 Albert Brandl 780-696-2547 Charles Collisson 780-542-0943 ejwjtjpo!4 Kathy Rooyakkers, Councillor 780-682-2353 bEARHILLS lAKE - lONE rIDGE - uSONA John Dargatz 780-352-1037 ejwjtjpo!8 Ron Stevens 780-352-2681 bUCK lAKE - aLDER fLATS Dale Woitt, Councillor 780-352-7429 Gil Lechelt 780-388-2384 Mary Arseneau 403-612-5591 ejwjtjpo!5 Amy Thompson 780-898-4803 hILLSIDE - pORTO bELLO - pIPESTONE Lyle Seely, Councillor 780-388-3894 Herb & Fay Waters 780-985-3872 Kathy Jacobi 780-352-4642 Keith Johnson 780-387-5543 Josh Bishop, Councillor 780-387-8483 Please contact the Director of Agricultural Services @ 780-361-6226 for a stubble burning permit. ZPVS!SFTQPOTJCJMJUZ!BT!B!IPMEFS!PG!B!GJSF!QFSNJU 1. A Fire Permit gives authority to the permittee to set a fi re according to the regulations and the terms and conditions printed on the permit. Conditions stated on your Fire Permit must be strictly adhered to.