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Calling Fundraising Groups to the Annual Highway Clean-up
The County of St. Paul is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Annual Provincial Highway Clean-up. Weather permitting, the 2024 clean-up will take place on May 4. The County has hosted the Annual Clean-up regionally for more than 20 years as an opportunity for local groups to fundraise for various…
Level 2 Fire Advisory for the County of St. Paul
St. Paul County, March 25, 2024 – The County of St. Paul has issued a Level 2 Advisory. The advisory reads as follows: Safe wood campfires are allowed on private land and in campgrounds. Issuance of fire permits for any other open-air fire may be restricted. Existing fire permits would be honoured; however, issuance of…
The Village App Arrives in the County of St. Paul
St. Paul County, March 25, 2024 – The County of St. Paul makes another step in community building as The Village App makes its grand entrance. In March 2023, the County of St. Paul secured designation under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) Rural Renewal Stream (RRS) to address labour demands and foster growth by…
Notice of Public Hearing – April 23 – Bylaw 2024-04
The County of St. Paul No. 19, in the Province of Alberta, proposes to pass Bylaw 2024-04 for the purpose of closing and selling unused portions of road plans and lanes in the Hamlet of Owlseye in the County of St. Paul in accordance with Section 22 of the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M-26, Revised…
Vertical Roots St. Paul establishes its roots in the Lakeland
ST. PAUL, AB – St. Paul Elk Point Economic Development Alliance (STEP) welcomes Vertical Roots St. Paul to the region. A local producer of quality greens, Vertical Roots St. Paul has gone from the building phase to a Farmers’ Market regular in a matter of months. “Our first seeding took place December 28,” Dave Doonanco…
EPCOR lifts water ban
The County of St. Paul is notifying residents that EPCOR has completed the critical repairs of the E.L Smith Water Treatment Plant, ending the ban on non-essential water use. Residents receiving treated EPCOR water in the hamlets of Ashmont, Lottie Lake, and Mallaig sourced through the Highway 28/63 commission were asked to halt non-essential water…
EPCOR issues Water Use Restriction Level C
The County of St. Paul is notifying residents that, due to an update from EPCOR, the previously planned water restriction on January 29, 2024, has been upgraded to a water ban on January 30, 2024. While issues at the E.L. Smith water plant are the key factor, additional considerations at the Rossdale plant have led…
Public Hearing: Amendment of Land Use Bylaw 2021-13
The County of St. Paul No. 19, in the Province of Alberta, will hold a public hearing on Bylaw 2023-26 for the purpose of amending Land Use Bylaw 2021-13 in accordance with Section 692 of the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M-26, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, as amended. A Public Hearing will be held at…
Changes to the County’s Dust Control Policy
Effective January 9, 2024, as per Fee Schedule Bylaw 2023-24 under Council direction, the County of St. Paul now requires residents who request dust control to pay a portion of the cost. County Administration has revised Dust Control Policy PW-9 to reflect this. What are the costs? Residents who request dust control will be required…