Council Highlights – March 26, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – March 26, 2024 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Adopts Final Operating and Capital Budgets for 2024 The 2024 Operating and Capital Budgets were adopted by Council at the Regular Council Meeting on March 26, 2024. Budget highlights are as follows: Greenview Council remains focused on the continued development of critical infrastructure, maintaining and enhancing essential community programs and services, along with the continued support of regional partnerships and collaborations. The operating budget of $178.5 million includes [...]
Council Highlights – March 12, 2024
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 [...]
Council Highlights – February 27, 2024
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 [...]
Council Highlights – February 13, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – February 13, 2024 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Approves the Sale of Municipal Lot in Grande Cache A proposal has been submitted to Administration to buy a section of municipally held land in the Grande Cache hamlet, officially known as Plan 972 0898, Block 38, Lot 3PUL, which is located about 100 meters (330 feet) north of the tourism centre. The relevant land is a Public Utility land (PUL) and measures around 0.935 hectares (2.31 [...]
Council Highlights – January 23, 2024
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 [...]
Council Highlights – January 9, 2024
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 [...]
Council Highlights – December 12, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2023 Council Highlights – December 12, 2023 Valleyview, Alberta Greenview Council Adopts Interim 2024 Operating and Capital Budgets Council deliberated the 2024 budgets over three days in November and approved the 2024 interim operating budget and 2024 capital budget at the December 12, 2023, Regular Council Meeting. Operating expenses of $162.8 million reflect an $8.2 million increase from the 2023 Operating budget. However, this does include the final payment of $15.0 million for [...]
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 [...]
