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Highway 779 Update - July 16

Alberta Transportation has provided an important update on the construction of Highway 779. The northbound lanes at the 52 Avenue intersection will be closed Monday, July 19 and Tuesday, July 20 to accommodate milling and repaving of the northbound lanes. Northbound traffic will be diverted to a temporary lane in the median area and east/westbound traffic will be detoured to 55 Avenue during the closure during the day. If subgrade repairs are not required in the intersection it will be reopened on...

Downtown Redevelopment Update - July 15

Storm main work on the final phase of Downtown Redevelopment is almost complete. Crews have also been removing weeds from the planters along Main Street.

Please note: the No Parking signs in the temporary turn around must be left in place to ensure vehicles may access the area. Parking in these blocked off stalls prevents traffic from safely using the turn around. 

Highway 779 Update - July 15

Alberta Transportation has updated the Town on the Highway 779 construction project. The milling and paving of the northbound lanes was completed on Wednesday, July 14.

Traffic has now been moved to the outside, curb lane in both directions, between 49 and 55 Avenue, and the inside lanes and median areas closed to traffic to accommodate the construction of the medians. Workers and equipment will be present in the closed areas laying out and constructing the medians. As such, traffic may not drive...

Umbach Dog Park Road Construction Update - July 15

Completion of the Umbach Dog Park Road reconstruction project is behind schedule. The contractor is currently projecting that the road will be open to traffic on Saturday,  July 24. Alternate dog parks remain open for furry community members until the project is finished. We appreciate your patience.

Regular Council Meeting Highlights for July 12, 2021

Land Use Bylaw Given Second and Third Reading

After an initial Public Hearing, the Land Use Bylaw was given second and third reading during last night’s meeting. Administration first began a comprehensive review of the bylaw in 2019 which concluded in early 2021. A preliminary draft was circulated to stakeholders in late January of 2021 and the feedback received informed changes to the draft by Administration. With Council’s approval, the update will repeal the current bylaw.

The new Land Use Bylaw...