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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

June 28, 2023 meeting Pearl Lorentzen Lakeside Leader Community Futures advises on grants for housing Josh Friesen and Robin-Lee Vance from Community Futures presented some grant funding options that Community Futures is interested in helping the M.D. apply for. The…
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M.D. of Opportunity Council notebook

May 23, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader The May 23 council meeting was held at the Red Earth Creek Community Hall. It was chaired by deputy reeve Brendan Powell, reeve Marcel Auger being absent. So were councillors Leo Alook…
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Town of Slave Lake Council notebook

June 20, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliam Lakeside Leader Adjusting the minutes, x 14 Council’s first job in what turned out to be quite a long meeting was to make a series of adjustments to meeting minutes from the first four…
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Town of Slave Lake Council notebook

June 13, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Service levels for playgrounds and parks Council got a review of the town’s service levels for the various green spaces it looks after. It largely has to do with how often grass…
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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

June 14, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Improvements to employee benefits get the green light Council approved a set of improvements to health and wellness benefits for employees. They did it over the objections of councillor Brad Pearson who…
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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

June 7, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Status report on policing Acting RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Casey Bruyns brought council up to speed on RCMP activity in the first quarter of 2023. His report was concise, to say the…
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Town of Slave Lake Council notebook

June 6, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Adding industrial laundry A company already running an ‘industrial laundry’ operation in an industrial zone can now do so legally, after council approved a change to the land-use bylaw. However, council balked…
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M.D. of Opportunity Council notebook

May 10, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council accepted the agenda with the following additions:Emergency control centre, a policy on compensation of fire staff and a facility operator agreement with the Wabasca Lions Club. Tourist booth allocated After the…
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M.D. of Opportunity Council notebook

April 26, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council adopted the April 26 agenda with the following additions: Calling Lake community meeting, gravel pit in Red Earth Creek, unsightly premises in Red Earth Creek, lease extension for something called ‘TJBSC…
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M.D. of Opportunity Council notebook

April 12, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Council accepted the agenda with the following additions: Speakers Bureau of Canada presentation date, rodeo grounds, Francis Drive paving, and in camera discussions about transfer of land and a “hockey issue.” Snow…
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Town of Slave Lake Council notebook

May 16, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Paying town bills by credit card Town administration is proposing to set up a system whereby people can pay some town bills by credit card at the main office. This had been…
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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

May 10, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Community Futures For the Lesser Slave Lake office, loans are in excess of the quota, reported councillor Norm Seatter. Programs in schools are expanding; so is the size of the board, which…
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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

May 17, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Truck fill issues Council got an update on a couple of issues regarding the truck fill in Smith. One had to do with an emergency shut-down on May 6. It caused some…
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M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council notebook

May 10, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Looking for a break on water rates Smith area farmer Tom Andruik appeared before council on the matter of the new, higher rates for water at the Smith truck fill. After a…
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May 9, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader FCSS grants Council received a report on applications for Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) grants. Five applications had been made, of which two were considered ineligible. Budgeted this year for such…
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Town of Slave Lake Council notebook

May 2, 2023 meeting Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Adding industrial laundry Council gave first reading to set of Land-Use Bylaw (LUB) changes and set a public hearing date for June 6, 2023. The proposed changes to the LUB have to…
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