Council Highlights – November 28, 2023
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 [...]
Council Highlights – November 14, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17 2023 Council Highlights – November 14, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Updated Policies Approved for Grants, Donations, and Sponsorships to Organizations Grants, Donations, and Sponsorships provide funding to non-profit organizations which support community needs and initiatives within Greenview and surrounding communities. Greenview is further defining and streamlining Grant, Donation, and Sponsorship policies to serve non-profit organizations better and establish good governance. Community Impact Grants (Policy 9015) provide funding to non-profit organizations which contribute to the social [...]
Council Highlights – October 24, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2023 Council Highlights – October 24, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Reeve Tyler Olsen and Deputy Reeve Bill Smith Re-Elected and Appointed for the Third 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 24, 2023. Tyler Olsen and Bill Smith will be serving their third terms [...]
Council Highlights – October 10, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2023 Council Highlights – October 10, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Mountain Métis Governance Association (MMGA) Land Sale Approved On September 20, 2022, at the Committee of the Whole, the Mountain Métis Nation Association (MMNA) presented its request to purchase the property, legally described as Plan 9722089; Block 34; Lot 14, being 104 Avenue and Golf Course Road, in Grande Cache. On September 27, 2022, Council moved to sell the subject lands for market value in [...]
Council Highlights – September 26, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2023 Council Highlights – September 26, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Sponsors Grande Prairie Aboriginal Circle of Services (GPACOS) 9th Annual Round Dance Council approved sponsorship of $500.00 for the 9th Annual Grande Prairie Round Dance to be held on November 25, 2023. GPACOS is an inter-agency group that works to help strengthen communities and services for Aboriginal people within the Grande Prairie area. The Annual Round Dance is held to unite people to celebrate [...]
Council Highlights – September 12, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2023 Council Highlights – September 12, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview to submit an application for Land Use Municipal Planner Intern The Municipal Internship Program is Canada’s longest-running program of its kind. It supports municipalities and planning service agencies to build capacity in the municipal sector by developing recent post-secondary graduates to become future leaders in municipal government. Council believes that applying for the 2024 Land Use Planner Stream offers mutual benefits. The intern acquires [...]
Council Highlights – August 22, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2023 Council Highlights – August 22, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Grande Cache Commercial and Industrial Preliminary Lands Assessment Report In 2022, Council directed Administration to investigate commercial land opportunities in Grande Cache for economic development. A preliminary outlook of the commercial and industrial lands within the Hamlet of Grande Cache was done and identified commercial and industrial parcels that are vacant or occupied, MD-owned or privately owned, and developed or undeveloped. The assessment also identified [...]
Council Highlights – July 25, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2023 Council Highlights – July 25, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Tax Recovery Public Auction The Tax Recovery process is the last resort mechanism municipalities use to collect outstanding property taxes and is a strictly legislated process. When property taxes remain unpaid for more than one year, a Tax Notification Caveat is placed on the Land Title. A notification is sent to the landowner and other interested parties, as shown on the title, advising them. If [...]
Council Highlights – July 11, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2023 Council Highlights – July 11, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Public Hearing Scheduled for Cozy Acres Proposed Subdivision Minor Area Structure Plan Administration has received an application to adopt a new minor area structure plan (Minor ASP) for the quarter section legally described as SW 29-70-24-W5M, 0.6 km south of Sturgeon Lake in the “Cozy Cove” area north of Highway 43. Council gave first reading to Bylaw 23-948, the Cozy Acres Minor Area Structure [...]
Council Highlights – June 27, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2023 Council Highlights – June 27, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Tax Arrears Payment Plan Bylaw 23-947 Approved While Greenview has a program to allow taxpayers in good standing to enter the Tax Installment Payment Program and have taxes automatically processed on a monthly payment plan, there is no program for taxpayers with arrears. Council gave third reading and approval for Bylaw 23-947, facilitating working with companies that need to have confirmation of payment plans [...]
Council Highlights – June 13, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2023 Council Highlights – June 13, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Supports Town of Valleyview Fireworks on Canada Day The Town of Valleyview has submitted a sponsorship request to Greenview, seeking a sponsorship to support the expenses associated with the Canada Day fireworks display. This annual display is widely attended by Greenview residents in the Valleyview area. Council approved sponsorship in the amount of $1,500.00 to the Town of Valleyview for the Canada Day [...]
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, [...]
