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Ryley FCSS holds first Easter Fun Day, attracts 40 kids BY KARI JANZEN Ryley Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) held its first Easter Fun Day on Saturday, March 30 at the Ryley Community Centre. The morning started with an all-you-can-eat cereal party while watching Peter Rabbit, the movie. About 40 kids came out for the Easter celebration, which was more than expected. “I prepared for about

25, bought stuff for about 35, and we had 8-9 to start with, and so I thought, oh, well, I’ll have enough stuff! But then they just kept coming,” FCSS Director Mickey Wilson said. There were many kids’ crafts and activities to do, including dyeing boiled eggs, completing colouring pages, making Easter egg suncatchers, and an Easter egg hunt. “We had a bunch of crafts, they could make

hanging easter eggs, like suncatchers, the bunny masks they assembled that you're seeing them wear, colouring pages, and colouring the eggs. There was something for everyone to do. Not every table had room all at once, so they could go swap around to each activity. “Then we had the Easter egg hunt, and I convinced somebody to come and be the Easter Bunny,” Wilson said.

Ryley FCSS held its first Easter Fun Day at the Ryley Community Centre on Saturday, Mar. 30, starting with an all-you-can-eat cereal and movie party, and ending with an Easter egg hunt and meeting the Easter Bunny. Here a boy in a bunny mask he made gets his photo taken with the Easter Bunny. Kari Janzen photos. Ryley FCSS held its first Easter Fun Day at the Ryley Community Centre on Saturday, Mar. 30, starting with an all-you-can-eat cereal and movie party, and ending with an Easter egg hunt and meeting the Easter Bunny. There were several crafts and kids activities, including this large colouring sheet two girls were working on.

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Big plans in store for new Ryley Community Resource centre Ideas and info on village to be shared at public engagement night BY JANA SEMENIUK Plans for the Village of Ryley spring public engagement night are underway. The event, taking place April 30 in the village’s old ATB building, aims to keep an open dialogue with residents and answer any questions around the village’s financial status and future goals. Chief Administrative Officer Glen HamiltonBrown said he believes in transparency and, along with the council, want a good relationship with the village residents. “One of the things we want to communicate is to talk a little bit about where Riley's been in the last couple of years, and where we’re going with respect to the losses, the conflicts and the issues

we've dealt with,” he said. “(We want to) have a discussion with the public about it and inform and listen.” Hamilton-Brown said the Village lost $1.2 million over 2021 and 2022 which, as explained last July by previous interim CAO Julie Brownridge, was due to outrageous spending from the previous administration and council. Meanwhile, HamiltonBrown said the engagement night will also be cause for celebration and a hope for the future. The old ATB building, left vacant after Alberta Treasury Branch pulled out of Ryley in 2022, has been purchased by the Village for $1 and is currently being remodelled to use

as a Community Resource Centre. Hamilton-Brown said the village hall has plenty of events overlapping in the scheduling, and the new Resource Centre should help alleviate that. “This building is going to be the community hub of community services. If you wanted to run martial arts class, fitness class, it’s just an opportune space we have now available for any community group that wants to run any activities,” he said, adding the building is approximately 1,200

don't get it,” he said. “We get two thirds and Beaver County gets one third (of the grant).” According to Claystone Waste’s website, the grant ‘is administered by each municipal council and is used for overall improvements, social outreach, and other community initiatives’. The website also stated that the grant is calculated on a rate-per-tonne formula, tying increased landfill activity with increased community benefits to both the Village of Ryley and Beaver County. Additionally, Claystone Waste announced on Mar. 18 that they have increased dividends for each shareholder municipality; Beaver County, the Village of Holden, the Village of Ryley, the Town of Tofield and the Town of Viking, by five percent for 2024, meaning the Village of Ryley will receive nearly $15,000 more than in 2023. Claystone stated on their announcement that each shareholder municipality is apportioned according to a formula based on each community’s population.

our own internet company, if you will,” said Hamilton-Brown. “There will be a public Wi Fi that will be available to all residents of Ryley.” Hamilton-Brown said he felt the cost would be set at a reasonable rate for residents, but also said it was too early in the planning stages to know how much. He said he is working with a nearby company to see if the idea is feasible and how to do it. Hamilton-Brown said he expects advertising for the Public Engagement Night to begin soon.

Ryley highlights funding increase from Claystone Waste BY JANA SEMENIUK Village of Ryley Chief Administrative Officer Glen Hamilton-Brown, highlighted an increase to the 2023 dividends and grant money received from Claystone Waste during the Village’s Mar. 19 regular council meeting. “So 2023 was considered a model year for Claystone Waste and future disbursements will fluctuate based on revenue,” he said. “In 2023, Ryley received $299,580 as a dividend and $157,747 as grant disbursement, a Good Neighbour grant, for a total of $457,327. This is a cumulative increase of $28,947.” Hamilton-Brown said the dividend and grant revenues were deposited into the Village of Ryley bank account on Mar. 12. He further explained that the Good Neighbour grant is divided between both the Village of Ryley and Beaver County on account of their close proximity to the landfill. “It's related to the fact that (we) live close to the landfill, and therefore, the other municipalities

square feet. He said having another facility to take on extra rentals will help smooth out bookings in the community hall. “There’s lot of scheduling conflicts with the community hall and we want to get serious about renting the hall properly.” While village FCSS program director Mickey Wilson, along with his crew, have taken on the task of getting the ATB space ready for visitors and renters, HamiltonBrown is kicking around another idea to benefit local residents; village

provided internet service. “I still have to lay out a plan for council (to consider) and (possibly) approve, but the ATB has broadband coming right to the building,” he said. “So we have an opportunity to actually take on an internet ourselves.” Hamilton-Brown said he is researching a program that will allow the internet to draw from the new Resource Centre and be available for all village residents. “I want to set up a community Wi Fi here in the downtown area, and eventually it'll grow through the whole community. We can set up

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Easter Bunny visits Neigh-Barks early BY KARI JANZEN On Saturday, March 23 the Easter Bunny made an early visit to NeighBarks Feed and Pet Sup-

ply. Thirty-eight families came to see the Easter Bunny and participate in the many activities for

kids, which was more than the expected 20 families. There were games, real bunnies to cuddle, plus hot chocolate, hamburgers, hotdogs, and cookies to eat. “It was an amazing turnout. Our store manager Paula Main owns

Wanistay Ranch and brought her beautiful cuddly bunnies in to see all the kids. Paula is absolutely key in these events,” said Becky Holloway, owner of NeighBarks. “The food was available for free, and we actually had to run back into

Tofield for more hotdogs and some beyond meat burgers,” she said. This was the first time Neigh-Barks had put on a family Easter celebration, and Holloway said they are considering making it an annual event. “We had a bonfire going, people could sit

and visit, as well as the Easter Bunny in a great costume. We could never have made this happen without our team, Paula, Thomas Campbell, and Makenzie Williamson. We also have to thank our community, who makes these events so fun!” Holloway said.

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Tofield residents saved $680,000 by using the library in 2023, borrowing 27,200 printed items BY KARI JANZEN At the most recent regular Tofield Council meeting on Monday, March 25, the Executive Director of Northern Lights Library System (NLLS) James MacDonald met with council for an annual report on Tofield Municipal Library and NLLS. “We're doing quite well at Northern Lights. We just went through our audited financials from 2023 and we made out pretty well. We had planned to spend about $200,000 of our reserves to continue with our operating, and we ended up spending quite a bit less than that thanks to folks like yourselves, and the letters to the province to increase a little bit of funding. We’re healthy and we're happy and your library is doing quite well,” MacDonald said. A total of 577 residents currently have a library card, which does not include Beaver County residents who have a library membership. “At the end of 2023, you had almost 600 library cards, and consider that many of those are households. There's a lot of people using your library, which is great and those are residents of the town, and does not include the county. There are more cards out there than just from your mu-

nicipality,” MacDonald said. The amount of print items that were borrowed by Tofield residents numbered 27,200, which saved the citizens of Tofield about $680,000. “You circulated 27,000 print items to town residents in 2023; that's pretty impressive. If the town residents were to buy those, it could cost $680,000. You also circulated 4,300 ebooks and 2,600 eaudiobooks to your residents, which is pretty impressive as well,” MacDonald said. Councillor Norm Martineau asked if the electronic circulation was up for Tofield, and MacDonald said he was unsure, but affirmed that overall electronic circulation for NLLS had risen. “In terms of Tofield specifically, if it's increased, that’s a great question. I don't know off the top of my head. (At the very least,) it doesn't look like it's gone down. Across the system, last time I was here it was at 125,000 ebooks and eaudiobooks that had been circulated, and now we’re close to 150,000, so people are realizing that they're there,” MacDonald said. In 2023 the Tofield Municipal Library bought 426 new books, and saved $3,761 by ordering through NLLS. “You did acquire 426

books and saved yourselves $3,700 by ordering through Northern Lights, and that’s a real number. We record the retail value of each book and then we record what we actually paid for it. NLLS bought about $400,000 worth of books in 2023 for all of our 61 municipalities that are partnered together, so we get good discounts. We also do all the cataloging and processing for new books, so your staff don't have to do that. They just order it, it shows up, and they can put it on the shelf. That's saved you about $1,700 as well,” said MacDonald. The Town of Tofield and Beaver County are members of NLLS, and both pay a levy to fund the library. “Being a member of Northern Lights, the municipality pays about $11,000. Your library levy this year will be, and you paid it, so thank you, is $5.39 per person. The provincial grant went up to $4.75, and that extra five cents does help. We’re going to continue to advocate with the provincial government, as that’s the first increase since 2015. We’re grateful for it and we are trying to make the best use of the

money you provide to us. From all the funding we get, from the municipalities and provincial grants, we take $2.15 of that amount per person, set that aside and it doesn't go to our operating budget, it essentially goes back to your library to purchase books,” MacDonald said. “The library here gets a little over $9,500 just to purchase books. That’s a nice little cushion there to buy stuff. Every one of our libraries has that, because we need all of them purchasing together,” he said. MacDonald also talked about the fact that NLLS is a member of TRAC, which is The Regional Automation Consortium, where library cardhold-

ers can access over 3.6 million print resources from libraries across Alberta. “We are a member of TRAC. That means that we partner with three other regional library systems and while we spent $400,000 on new books in the system, for us, they each spent $400,000 plus, and all of those books are available to your library, to your residents,” he said. The Tofield Municipal Library also gets a little bit of extra funding due to Beaver County’s membership with NLLS, receiving the rural services grant funding as well. “Beaver County qualifies for a grant from the provincial government, the rural services grant,

so the Tofield Library gets $13,000 in cash for their operating as a result of the county's membership with Northern Lights,” MacDonald said. “The reality is, just based on these numbers, for every dollar that you're giving Northern Lights, your community is getting back $709. NLLS circulated nearly 800,000 physical items to the 177,000 people living in Northeast Alberta in 2023. And not everybody's participating in the library. So, you can imagine what this means for a single mom and three kids, it means they’ve got 300-400 books coming through their home, something that they wouldn't otherwise have,” he said.

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JOHN’S RANT Rahki packs it in, but does the provincial NDP really exist? BY JOHN MATHER Well there was an initial shift in the good ship SS Alberta NDP this week, when Rahki Pancholi pulled her hat out of the ring to back former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi. Which in a way is too bad. She had ideas that separated her from the mainstream socialist herd of Sarah Hoffman or Gil McGowan and would more align her with Kathleen Ganley or Nenshi. Now both those more progressive rightist NDPers are from Calgary which should tell us all something. A more centrist Alberta NDP will emerge if there’s a Calgarian at the helm, while the true socialists want to remain with an Edmonton leader. And truth be told I liked Rahki. Her campaign showed she had a sense of humour, which I truly appreciate in a campaigner. You have to be able to state principled ideas and policy, but you should also be able to poke some fun at yourself, because you know your opponents are. Back in the first week of March just after she announced her candidacy, “The Team Rakhi campaign is in full swing! Rakhi is all about optimism and opportunity. She’s bold, has big ideas, and brings a fresh perspective—and she loves to laugh!,” it read. The team wanted to know from its supporters what the campaign theme should be and what to put on some stickers. The suggestions provided were: We will, We will RAK YOU, We are on tRak!, TeamRakhi, Let’s Rak and Roll! But despite the crafty little slogans it wasn’t to be. So she threw her support to Nenshi. Now his nickname in this campaign could well be “No need.” “Do I really need Edmonton’s support? No need.”

“Will I be able to work with a caucus when I’ve always worked independently? No need.” “Do I have to know the difference between urban Alberta and the rural areas in order to pick up votes? No need.” But what caused Pancholi to drop out was that No Need Nenshi has sold volumes of memberships in order to try and secure the leadership currently held by Rachel Notley. And No need is no Rachel. How will he deal with Gil McGowan, both as a leadership candidate, but also as a board member of the provincial NDP. As head of the Alberta Federation of Labour, McGowan will retain his board position win, lose or draw. But therein lies another issue with the provincial NDP that is escaping much attention from mainstream media. Is the party actually legitimate? This question has arisen as the result of a defamation suit filed by former UCP Calgary candidate Caylyn Ford. Ford has filed a $7.65 million defamation lawsuit against the NDP, her former friend Karim Jivraj, and certain journalists and news outlets for smearing her as a white supremacist during the 2019 Alberta election. The Alberta UCP saw Ford as a star candidate in the 2019 election, as she was recruited by for-

mer premier Jason Kenney to run in Calgary-Mountain View. Jivraj destroyed her candidacy by planting false stories about her in Press Progress. Edited parts of private philosophical conversations involving her were given to Press Progress, with the NDP saying she was a white supremacist. She ended up resigning her candidacy to avoid becoming a distraction to the UCP’s campaign. Ford said the Alberta NDP does not exist. Its registration as a political party was based on an invalid 1977 trust deed. The trustee does not exist. Therefore, she did not have anyone to sue. The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has ruled the provincial NDP does not have legal capacity for the defamation lawsuit brought against it by Ford. For the entire time the NDP governed Alberta, it may have been operating with no legal standing. It could commit fraud, defamation or breach contracts and the victims would have no legal recourse. Its constitution identifies it as a section of the federal NDP. Her lawsuit named the federal NDP. It responded by saying it was not liable for provincial sections. The federal NDP’s application for summary dismissal has been refused, and the Alberta NDP has 30 days to get its house in order. So how will this affect the leadership campaign? Does anyone really want to lead a party that has no legal standing? A party that may have led Alberta for four years with no legal standing. How does the party explain this mess to the public? The next 30 days could become very interesting. But at least Nenshi can safely say he had nothing to do with it. Maybe not so for Hoffman, Ganley or McGowan.

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LOOSE ENDS UNDER PRESSURE Carol Livingstone Tofield Mercury Columnist

My usual blood pressure readings are between 120 and 130. Once it hit 140 and I’ve been on medication since. My doctor checks it regularly so I wasn’t concerneduntil this week.

I allowed my prescriptions to run down, forgetting that there was a 3 week wait to see my doctor for renewals. Usually the pharmacy gives me enough to cover but this time I was told to get a blood pressure reading first. I could feel my pressure rising at the thought of going outside in the cold. It hasn’t been -40 but even -6 and a wind is colder than this weenie wants touching her delicate skin. We waited one

day because Wednesday promised +10, warm enough to prevent frostbite on my nose; I could pretend I was in the Bahamas and be in-and-out and home again writing my column. I put on clean big girl pants and got on with it. At the drugstore I found the public pressure machine easy to use. I rested as instructed before testing...197? Obviously the machine was on the blink. Or I was dying. Time for a do-over – 179.

The pharmacy girls were getting concerned. Heart attacks were mentioned. And I couldn’t leave until we checked with a doctor. Now my innards were doing the cha-cha. Hubby went next door to see what was what and was told to take me to Emergency. Well, good thing my big girl pants were freshly laundered. Three tests showed my pressure soaring – 179, 190 and then…205! Okay, all the machines couldn’t be broken; it must be me,

lying on a stretcher, wanting to go home. The nice nurse assured me that the doctor was on his way and covered me with a heated blanket. I wanted to take a nap, not possible on a bed of lumpy concrete built for beanpoles that swung in arcs whenever I moved. No wonder my blood pressure was going sky high. Finally the doctor finally arrived, drew me a picture explaining peak times for high pressures (now, apparently). I was

fine; he’d prescribe something to assist my regular Rx for 30 days, see my doctor then and stay away from processed foods, especially bacon… Hey, come on, doc. Take away spinach or lentils or with Easter coming up, chocolate! No bacon? See that melonlooking thing shooting through the clouds? That’s my head exploding.

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New Friends of the Library to start up soon BY KARI JANZEN A Friends of the Library group for the Tofield Municipal Library will form as soon as there are enough members. New to the library, as such a group has not existed in Tofield before, the non-profit charitable group will be put in place to support the library. “Anyone can join. We need five committed people before we can start. Right now, we have two,” said library manager Sydney Baxter. This group will not be run by the library, but will determine for themselves when regularly scheduled meetings will be held. “This is for individuals. It will have executive members, president, treasurer, secretary, and directors. Once they create an executive, they will

determine their meeting days. They are required to meet at least quarterly,” Baxter said. The primary purpose in the creation of the Friends of the Library will be to provide support to the library in the form of fundraising, volunteering for, and promoting the library. “Each Friends group looks a little different depending on who volunteers. Some prioritize fundraising, while others volunteer for programming. It depends on the talents and interests of the volunteers available. We always encourage partnerships with other groups. A member representing two different groups can be a liaison to see which initiatives meet both groups’ goals and how they can best partner,” Baxter said. Baxter says that the li-

brary has always received a lot of support from the community, but the Friends group will be a first in such an organized way. “It greatly increases the ability of community members to support their library. While the library staff and board have the final say in what happens in the library, the Friends group will have a strong voice in the future of the library. They will be able to write grants, host events, run programs, fundraise (including casinos and bingos), help with book purchases, and so much more.” The current model for the library’s Plan of Service includes ensuring the library is a comfortable and safe space, providing information and services that the community needs, creating lifelong learners, and stimulating

Library Manager Sydney Baxter said she looks forward to the new to be formed Friends of the Tofield Municipal Library which has two members but is looking for at least five.

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Golden Club treasurer provides update on Tofield of Dreams to Town Council big city to be age friendly the Town took this on,” kind of get on board with it, but I think we are hitseniors and (other) he said. Excitement building with more togroups. “I think until a rec cen- ting all the marks.” As a club, we think it's really important tre is in town so that we ideas and new club chaplain that we pursue it for sure have recreation for sen- Continued on Page 11 BY JANA SEMENIUK The Tofield Golden Club treasurer, Jim Robichaud, made a presentation to the Tofield town council on Mar. 25, bringing council up to date on happenings at the Golden Club. In addition, he gave some updates on their ‘Tofield of Dreams’, a $1.5 million planned expansion of the current facility. The facility plans were announced last year with a possible ground breaking hoped for this year. The new building will bring the Golden Club’s capacity from its current 150 to 300 and include a gymnasium. Robichaud said the Golden Club has become a hub of activity recently

with up to 25 people coming for coffee every day and sharing excitement over plans for the new building. He said one special addition to the team is the club’s new chaplain Kevin Langanger who he said will help address senior abuse. “We recently had Kevin Langanger accept the position of chaplain and he has an agenda. In fact, we know that 10 percent of seniors are abused mentally and physically in many different ways so he's (helping) to address that,” Robichaud said. According to previous reports, Langanger retired from Tofield’s Bardo Lutheran Church in 2021 after serving as their pas-

tor for 38 years. Meanwhile, Robichaud said the group heading up the Tofield of Dreams steering committee has secondary members in place who can take over various roles if someone becomes ill or cannot fulfill their position. “If something happens to one of us, somebody else is there to jump in,” he said. “There's just a lot of work done to make sure that this can’t fail by one person not present.” Robichaud also said becoming an age-friendly community is a provincial initiative that has been adopted by several Alberta municipalities including Calgary, Beaumont and Lethbridge. “You don't have to be a

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TOWN OF TOFIELD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Bylaw #1347 – Land Use Bylaw - Text Amendment The Council of the Town of Tofield proposes to amend Land Use Bylaw #1316. A public hearing to consider the proposed amendment will be held on April 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chamber. You are invited to attend the Public Hearing to express your views or listen to the deliberations. If you wish to speak at the Public Hearing please register in advance by contacting Cindy Neufeld at (780) 662-3269 or at cneufeld@tofieldalberta.ca. Anyone wishing to submit a written representation may do so by providing the submission to Cindy Neufeld at the Town offices or emailing the submission to cneufeld@tofieldalberta.ca on or before 4:00 p.m. on April 18, 2024. If you have any questions about these proposed amendments, please contact the Town office at (780) 662-3269. You may also view the proposed bylaw at the Town Office, 5407 – 50 Street, Monday to Friday, during normal business hours.

Bylaw #1347 Land Use Bylaw Text Amendment The purpose of the text amendment is to include the “Equipment, Sales and Service, Major” use classification as a discretionary use in the C-GC district. This proposed use would be specific to Lots 33 – 35, Block 7, Plan 9200S; 4915 – 52 Avenue. Cindy Neufeld, Chief Administrative Officer Town of Tofield PO Box 30, 5407 – 50 Street Tofield, Alberta

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Expected increase in use of Income Tax program BY KARI JANZEN The local Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) groups are continuing to work with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and offer the service of filing tax returns for low-income families and individuals. “The Community Volunteer Income Tax program is run by the CRA, and has been in existence since 1971. Organizations such as ours register with the CRA to be a partner organization that can assist individuals and families with the completion of their tax returns free of charge,” said Tofield/ Beaver County West FCSS Director, Tracey Boast Radley. “Applicants to the program must have a modest income and simple tax situation to be eligible and meet various income level criteria. This program ensures that people have access to benefits and credits they are entitled to and promotes volunteerism in the community,” she said.

In 2023 FCSS in Beaver County completed a total of 255 tax returns with 127 from Tofield, 48 from Ryley, 47 in Beaver County, and 33 in Beaver County (Other). Boast Radley says she expects a slight increase in applications this year, as they have received more at this point than last year. “As of March 25, our trained volunteer has completed 109 tax returns which is an increase of 20 over last year at this time,” Boast Radley said. While the deadline to file tax returns with the CRA is April 30, this program runs year-round. Those who would like to use this program must fill out an intake form, and sign a form that recognizes that their taxes will be completed and filed by a volunteer. “It is important to note that volunteers are cleared and provide criminal record checks. Clients come in and fill in an intake form, provide their relevant tax information, and sign and

date that they understand that their taxes are being completed by a volunteer. Our team then reaches out to the volunteer(s) and provide them with the individual’s taxes to complete. The volunteer then returns the documents, and we reach out to the client to let them know their taxes are complete,” Boast Radley explained. In order to be eligible for this program, an individual’s total income must be under $35,000. For a family of two, that total is $45,000. A total income for a family of three is $47,500, four is $50,000, five is $52,500, and more than five is $ 52,500 plus $2,500 for each additional person. “The program does not allow for completion of tax returns with income from self-employment, business income or expenses, deceased in the tax year, rental income/expense, capital gains/losses, and bankruptcy,” Boast Radley said.

HELP WANTED SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Town of Tofield is looking for a mature, motivated individual to plan and deliver a successful summer program. Summer Program Coordinator (May – August) Responsibilities include: • plan & coordinate a daily summer program for ages 4 – 12 • advertise & promotion of the summer program • accept registration and payment of related fees for the program • active participant in the delivery of the program • supervision of support staff in delivery of the program This position is NOT restricted to student applicants. Education or related experience with kids/program planning is an asset.

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Photos courtesy of Tracey Popick. About 20 people from the local area and beyond turned out for the Equaity Industrial Park Area Structure Plan Open House held March 27 in Ryley.

Patricia Harcourt Beaver County held an open house on to showcase its Area Structure Plan (ASP) for development in Equity Industrial Park located east of Ryley. The event was held at the Ryley Legion from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. County council and staff were on hand, along with consultants, to discuss the proposed plan with members of the public. The County describes the plan as “our blueprint for guiding development in a smart and sustainable way. It covers everything from environmental protection, how land will be used. design of roads and infrastructure, to ensuring growth happens smoothly and thoughtfully.” Consultants Beairsto and Associates were hired to update the county’s Area Structure Plan which was last updated in 2018. “This initiative stems from the county’s commitment to economic development its recently

approved Economic Development Plan,” explained Jessica Post, then development officer. The plan identified several focus areas. Two main areas of focus in the plan are entitled “Speed to market,” and “Shovel ready” projects. “An update to the EIP/ASP will ensure that the county has resources in place to enable development and construction to move forward in a timely manner,” she stated. The plan is also designed to ensure compliance with other legislative requirements, in order to maximize efforts by the county for sustainable growth and development within the region. This includes parts of the environment within the industrial park such as wetlands and other features that must be left alone or requiring compensation if there are any changes made to them. The draft ASP was reviewed with members of the county’s Governance and Priorities Committee March 6 with the help of consultants engaged for

the process. The draft document was then finalized for the open house held March 27. The process includes the county’s economic development plans, of which development of Equity is part and parcel. County Council has also received an economic development update by Rob MacMullen at the latest GPC prior to the open house. It includes, in part, identifying gaps in key areas of economic development and implementing plans to address them. Initial areas where gaps were identified included water needs, area structure plan updates, land use bylaw and municipal development plan updates. An economic development plan has already been developed, accepted and adopted by council., along with an economic development advisory committee. It includes increasing public awareness of county business parks and opportunities for economic growth there and within the county as a whole.

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