Council Highlights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – June 11, 2024 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Council Approves Capital Grant for Little Smoky Cemetery Improvements The Little Smoky Cemetery Committee was recently formed in August 2023, and the group applied within the regular grant process for new fencing to establish correct site boundaries. Council approved a capital grant of up to $20,000.00 to the Little Smoky Cemetery Committee to purchase and install new chain-link fencing at the Cemetery. Nose Creek Area Fire Guard [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – May 28, 2024 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Council Approves Livestock Veterinary Innovation Initiative Policy The Livestock Veterinary Innovation Initiative aims to support innovative approaches to increase delivery options and geographic reach of veterinary care to livestock producers. Its goal is to enhance animal health and strengthen the livestock agri-food sector and food supply. This funding initiative seeks to address various challenges, such as the considerable distance between farmers and veterinary facilities and the shortage [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – May 14, 2024 Valleyview, Alberta Royal Canadian Legion #278 in Grande Cache Gets Greenview Support For a New Roof The Royal Canadian Legion #278 (Grande Cache Legion) is a highly used community facility in the hamlet of Grande Cache. It has been used as a community hall to host various events for over 50 years. In January 2024, the roof at the Grande Cache Legion unexpectedly began leaking and has caused the Legion [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – April 9, 2024 Valleyview, Alberta Bear Creek Folk Music Festival Gets Greenview Support The Bear Creek Folk Music Festival Society is hosting its 7th Annual Folk Music Festival on August 16-18, 2024, in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The festival is organized and run by a non-profit society and governed by a volunteer board that helps coordinate staff and over 500 volunteers each year to make this event successful. Council approved a sponsorship of $5,500.00 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – March 12, 2024 Valleyview, Alberta Grande Cache Operations Building Tender Awarded A tender was launched on January 23, 2024, for the construction of the new Grande Cache Operations building. This tender closed on February 23, 2024, with 8 proposals received. All proposals submitted were accepted for review and evaluation. Council awarded tender AB-2024-00684 to GenMec ACL Inc., in the amount of $11,629,125.00 plus GST, and approved additional funding in the amount of $1,364,164.00 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – February 27, 2024 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Approves Agricultural Education Grant Policy Agricultural producers living within Greenview looking to start an agricultural operation or expand their existing operation, can now access education grant funds. Council approved Policy 6317 Agricultural Education Grant which will give a maximum of $1000 to eligible applicants. These funds can be used for any costs associated with attending educational events emphasizing the agriculture industry. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, an [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2024 Council Highlights – January 23, 2024   Valleyview, Alberta 2024 Community Grant Requests Greenview Council deems it desirable to provide stable funding agreements to non-profit organizations that provide direct and indirect benefits to Greenview residents and surrounding communities. Council approved funding to grant recipients in the amount of $641,750.00 to assist 16 non-profit organizations that serve Greenview residents. Grande Cache Minor Hockey U13 Sponsorship Grande Cache has been chosen as the host community [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2024 Council Highlights – January 9, 2024   Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Approves the 2024 Schedule of Fees Bylaw Council gave a third and final reading to Bylaw 24-970 – 2024 Schedule of Fees, which saw updates made to descriptions and rates in a few departments. Highlights of the changes include a reduction in cost for dust control in multi-parcel subdivisions, an increase in Road Bond Fees, the introduction of two-day rental rates for Agricultural [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2023 Council Highlights – November 28, 2023   Valleyview, Alberta Council Approved 3-Year Operating Grant to Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum has been an annual recipient of Operating Grant funding from Greenview over the last five years. With the previous agreement expiring at the end of 2023, an application was received for continued support of the facility. Council agreed to enter into a 3-year agreement providing $150,000.00 annually [...]