Council Highlights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – May 11, 2020 2020 Tax Rate Bylaw Council gave third and final reading to Bylaw 20-843 “2020 Tax Rate Bylaw,” which sets tax rates and provides authority to the Chief Administrative Officer to levy taxes. Changes from 2019 include reducing the overall municipal tax revenue by approximately $5.2 million. Urban Residential municipal tax rate has been reduced by 7% Farm/Residential municipal tax rate has been reduced by 7% Non-Residential municipal tax rate has been [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – April 27, 2020 Tax Payment Plan Options Council gave third and final reading to Bylaw 20-849 “Tax Payment Plan” to allow for the payment of taxes in installments.  This change will enable Greenview to have a tax payment plan in place to provide taxpayers with additional options for the payment of their property taxes.  To apply for the Tax Payment Plan, an application form must be completed no later than January 31 of the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – April 14, 2020 New Deputy Reeve Nominated Councillor Tyler Olsen was nominated as Deputy Reeve for the MD of Greenview for a term of six months ending October 26, 2020. Councillor Olsen, a family man and longtime volunteer Firefighter, hails from Grande Cache, AB and has been in public service for the past 3 years. Proposed Re-Designation of Agricultural One District Council gave First Reading to Bylaw No. 20-841, to re-designate a 4.04-hectare area [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – March 23, 2020 Doing Business in Greenview Grande Cache Bylaw No. 787 required mandatory business licenses in the hamlet while the Greenview Bylaw 00-324 required businesses to have a business license voluntarily. Council moved to repeal Bylaw No. 787 to provide clarification. Companies operating within Greenview will be required to have a valid development permit. In some cases, a business may require additional municipal approvals, for example, liquor or cannabis establishments. Greenview administration will [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Highlights – March 9, 2020 Ward Boundary Deliberations come to a close After careful deliberation and discussion on the potential changes to electoral boundaries following the amalgamation of Grande Cache into the MD of Greenview, Council has reached a decision. A draft bylaw will come forward to Council followed by a public hearing for Greenview to move to an 11 member council in the upcoming 2021 elections, with a second elected official being added in Ward [...]

Council Highlights – February 24, 2020 CAO for the Day In late 2019 the senior leadership team sent out a contest call to Greenview employees to write a letter to apply to be the Chief Administrative Officer for a day. Susanne Nichols sent in an engaging letter outlining some great reasons why she would be the best first “CAO for the Day,” and the date was set. This internal contest runs twice per year and is open to all Greenview [...]

Rapid response to support firefighter safety Helping to ensure the safety of Grande Cache’s volunteer firefighters, Greenview Council approved funding for the purchase of new equipment at their regular meeting, Feb. 10. Councillors voted to award the tender for the purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus to Rocky Mountain Phoenix of Red Deer at a total cost of $328,330.  SCBAs provide a secure air supply for firefighters and first responders working in areas where extreme heat and smoke may limit available [...]

Council approves internet access study Looking for an effective, cost-efficient way to provide high-speed internet service to Greenview businesses and residents, Greenview Council approved funding for the development of a fibre optics internet connectivity strategy. Council has selected Canadian Fibre Optics, a Calgary-based firm, from among five bids submitted for the project, approving a maximum of $65,150 in funding. Council recognizes the increasingly important role of internet access in supporting local economic development across Greenview, particularly in helping to grow [...]

Alberta cabinet minister attends Greenview council Alberta’s Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Travis Toews, was part of a delegation of provincial government officials in attendance at the regular meeting of Greenview Council, Jan. 13. Travis Toews, who also serves as MLA for the Grande Prairie-Wapiti constituency, joined Tracey Allard, MLA for Grande Prairie, and Mark Jacka, chief of staff for Transportation Minister Ric McIver to take questions from councillors on a range of MD-related matters. Council greenlights Community Grants [...]

Council declares MD of Greenview Agricultural Disaster Area With 30 percent of cereal and oilseed crops under a blanket of snow, councillors have voted to declare the M.D. of Greenview an agricultural disaster area. The declaration is intended to create greater awareness of the challenges facing area producers with both M.D. residents and elected officials with both the provincial and federal governments. Greenview joins a growing list of agricultural disaster area declarations with 18 rural municipalities across the province who [...]