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The Outdoor Movie is back! Grab your comfiest lawn chairs and get ready to enjoy a feature film under the stars.

This year’s Outdoor Movie will take place at Heritage Park on Thursday, August 18. Family-friendly activities will kick off the event at 7:30PM with the movie rolling at sundown. A concession will be on-site to provide guests with movie snacks, and attendees are also welcome to pack along their own food and beverages (no alcohol permitted). The feature film is DreamWorks The Bad Guys.

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Don’t Just Trash It! A waste audit is coming to Stony Plain this summer to improve waste diversion and tackle the issue of recyclables and organics being sent to the landfill.

GFL will be performing a waste audit across the community beginning August 16. Crews will be going house to house to audit waste, organics, and blue bags to pinpoint problem areas and inform residents of proper waste disposal guidelines. Organic carts and blue bags with contaminants found in them will be stickered and left...

The Town of Stony Plain is beginning its annual recruitment for volunteers to participate on Council appointed advisory boards. Applications for Citizen-at-Large positions are open to Stony Plain and Parkland County community members.

Council appointed boards and committees provide information, advice, and recommendations to Council and Administration. Each board oversees a specific area of focus within the community and works to enhance civic engagement and local development. Positions vary in term...

Construction on Boulder Boulevard north of Highway 16A begins today with hydrovacing followed by drilling work scheduled for tomorrow (July 19). 

Crews will also be working alongside Highway 16A eastbound beginning August 2. Alberta Transportation will be setting up traffic controls from 48 Street to South Park Drive in the weeks ahead. All drivers are reminded to drive with caution through construction zones and follow traffic controls in place.

Stony Plain’s second quarter permit statistics indicate an increase in medium-density dwellings.

Second quarter residential construction comprised of a total of 23 housing starts, including 14 single detached dwellings, two semi-detached dwellings, and seven medium-density dwellings (condominiums) with a combined estimated construction value of $9.6 million. Stony Plain’s residential permit values to date total $22.7 million. Compared to the second quarter of 2021, housing starts are down 30%.

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