Media Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Greenview Approves Tax Rate Bylaw Council passed the 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets on April 27th, 2021. The Tax Rate Bylaw provides the authority to levy taxes to support those budgets. The Tax Rate By-Law is consistent with Council direction to maintain municipal tax rates at 2020 levels. Council approved the bylaw as presented with a 0% increase. A highlight summary of changes from 2020 to 2021 appears below: The Rural residential municipal tax rate is the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2021 Capital and Operating Budgets Approved by Council The 2021 Operating and Capital Budgets were adopted by Council.  Budget highlights are as follows:  2021 Operating Budget Greenview will pay the province an additional $25 million in 2021 in partnership with the twinning of Highway 40 Service levels will remain at a high standard, with no new major programs being introduced at this time Municipal tax rates will remain at 2020 levels Greenview service levels will continue at [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Road Maintenance Grading Service Contract for Sunset House/Sweathouse Awarded On Thursday, March 4, 2021, an RFQ was posted for grading services for a 3-year term service contract in the Sunset House/Sweathouse area upon the expiry of the contract presently in place. Four bids were received, and Council moved to award the contract to Rutt Busters Road Maintenance for three years beginning on May 1, 2021, with funds to come from the Operations Operational Budget. Greenview Approves Operational [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Greenview Pledges Support for Lemonade Day to Foster Youth Entrepreneurship Northern Alberta Lemonade Day is the perfect opportunity for communities to get engaged, demonstrate passion and show kids they care while training the next generation of entrepreneurs through a free, fun, engaging and empowering activity. From pre-kindergarten to high school, youth of all ages are encouraged to register and set up an official lemonade stand on June 19, 2021. Council voted to approve a sponsorship of $500.00 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grande Prairie Curling Club Gets Letter of Support to Host 2022 Provincial Men's Championship The Grande Prairie Curling Club is putting together a bid to host the 2022 Men's Provincial Curling Championship, February 9 -13, 2022, in Grande Prairie and is requesting a letter of support. Council moved to provide a letter of support as this event will positively impact the community and create nationally televised exposure for the region. Contract to Replace Greenview Highway Entrance and [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Greenview Adopts Bylaw 21-867 Greenview Industrial Gateway Area Structure Plan On November 23, 2020, a name change from Tri-Municipal Industrial Partnership Area Structure Plan to Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG) Area Structure Plan was proposed by way of Bylaw 21-867. The Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG) will better represent a direct connotation between the MD of Greenview, the picturesque landscapes, and the “Gateway” to the Montney. This further incorporates the linking of infrastructure, including the CANAMEX Corridor, CN Rail [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Approves Revised Fire Rescue Services Level of Service Policy 3010 Members of Council voted to approve revisions to the Fire Rescue Services Level of Service Policy 3010 to complement the new Fire Rescue Services Bylaw 20-858.  Greenview Sporting Clay Shoot Stakeholder Event 2021 Greenview Council has hosted an annual public outreach fundraising event for the past 21 years. A traditional Golf tournament was held until 2017. In 2018, Greenview hosted their first sporting clay shoot at [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grande Cache Recreation Centre to Implement Combined Heat and Power Generation System Administration explored the opportunity to provide a combined heat and power cogeneration system for the Grande Cache Recreation Centre. This Energy Conservation Measure (ECM) consists of installing a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system to provide electricity generation and supplement heating demand. The generated electricity may be used on-site or exported to the grid whenever the output is higher than the building's need, up to [...]