Council Highlights – May 23, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2023 Council Highlights – May 23, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Bylaw 23-945 ASP Steering Committee Greenview has engaged Invistec Consulting Ltd. to prepare Area Structure Plan (ASP) for the DeBolt and Ridgevalley Hamlets. As part of the engagement process, a Steering Committee will be created to provide direct local input on the development of these plans. Bylaw 23-945 has been introduced to meet Municipal Government Act requirements for the creation of a Council Committee, [...]
Council Highlights – April 25, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2023 Council Highlights – April 25, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview to provide a letter of support for Replenish Nutrients Replenish Nutrients, which has been producing “Made in the Peace” regenerative fertilizer for the Northern Alberta agricultural market in the Municipal District of Greenview since 2019, is expanding their facility to support local producers. Council directed Administration to provide a letter of support to Replenish Nutrients for their proposed expansion and application to the [...]
Council Highlights – April 11, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2023 Council Highlights – April 11, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Supports Community Responders Against Student Harm (CRASH) Committee Greenview Council directed Administration to provide a sponsorship of $5,000.00 to assist in covering the costs of a guest speaker to speak at an education program for students in grades 9 to 12 at the Grande Cache Community High School. The CRASH Committee is a new community committee based in Grande Cache that consists of local [...]
Council Highlights – March 28, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2023 Council Highlights – March 28, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Tax Payment Installment Plan Amended Council moved to approve the Bylaw 23-935 “Tax Installment Payment Plan” updates in response to Alberta Land Title department delays in processing ownership changes and taxpayer requests. Administration changed the enrollment deadline to the 20th of each month to allow year-round enrollment and provide enhanced service to ratepayers in Greenview. Greenview Council Adopts 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets Council [...]
Council Highlights – March 14, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2023 Council Highlights – March 14, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Industrial Gateway Heavy Industrial One District Created The proposed Greenview Industrial Gateway - Heavy Industrial - One (GIG-HI-1) District will allow appropriate permitted and discretionary uses for the types of development unique to the Greenview Industrial Gateway. The proposed GIG-HI-1 District will complement the staging plan for the Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG) Area Structure Plan (ASP), being Bylaw 19-815. The GIG ASP is structured [...]
Council Highlights – February 28, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2023 Council Highlights – February 28, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Grande Cache Community Environmental Project to Move Forward Council directed Administration to submit a proposal regarding the use of the $720,046.80 that has been allocated from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (formerly Environment and Parks) from the former Foothills Forest Products beehive burner project to the upgrading of the Grande Cache Landfill to a Waste Transfer Station Project in the Hamlet of Grande Cache. Greenview [...]
Council Highlights – February 14, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2023 Council Highlights – February 14, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Bylaw 22-889 Tax Payment Plan to be Updated Current delays in processing land titles for property ownership changes has presented challenges for new property owners to enroll in Greenview’s Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP). Council has directed Administration to complete changes to the Bylaw to allow for new property owners to apply for the TIPP program throughout the year. Mountain Metis Nation Association Grant Approved [...]
Council Highlights – January 24, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2023 Council Highlights – January 24, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Community Development Initiative Agreements approved by Greenview For several years Greenview has provided funding to the Towns of Fox Creek and Valleyview through a Community Development Initiative (CDI) agreement. CDI agreements provide funding to the towns, demonstrating Greenview’s recognition and commitment to the well-being of its communities, environment, and high quality of life. Council authorized Administration to enter into a three-year (2023-2025) Community Development Initiative [...]
Council Highlights – January 10, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2023 Council Highlights – January 10, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Council Approves Firearms Restriction Bylaw in Hamlet of Grande Cache In February of 2021, Council directed Administration to draft a bylaw prohibiting the use of firearms and bows within the Hamlet of Grande Cache (Ward 9). After map updates and amendments, Council approved Bylaw 21-870, and Greenview is awaiting approval by the Minister of Environment and Protected areas, as a requirement noted in the [...]
Council Highlights – December 13, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2022 Council Highlights – December 13, 2022 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Council Adopts Interim 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets Council deliberated the 2023 budgets over three days in November and approved the 2023 interim operating budget and 2023 capital budget at the December 13, 2022, regular Council meeting. Operating expenses of $154.4 million reflect an overall decrease of $9.4 million from the 2022 Operating budget. Budget 2023 will be finalized pending the completion of property [...]
Council Highlights – November 22, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2022 Council Highlights – November 22, 2022 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Council Sponsors Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region Sponsorship Greenview Council approved a sponsorship in the amount of $5,000 to Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region to assist with the cost of the keynote speaker for the Hyper Drive Women in Business Summit scheduled for 2023. This event will support women entrepreneurs and leaders to strengthen their business, personal, and professional well-being by connecting [...]
Council Highlights – October 25, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2022 Council Highlights – October 25, 2022 Valleyview, Alberta Reeve Tyler Olsen and Deputy Reeve Bill Smith Re-Elected and Appointed for the Second Year Greenview Council is pleased to announce the appointments of Ward 9 Councillor Tyler Olsen as the Reeve and Ward 8 Councillor Bill Smith as Deputy Reeve for the municipality at the annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Tyler Olsen and Bill Smith will be serving their second terms [...]