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Spring brings ice hockey to an end and out come the nets for road hockey. Rhett Swahn continues to mind net as Brooklyn and Seth Thies challenge his saves in Coronation last week on Norfolk Avenue. ECA Review/J. Webster
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Tony and Lorraine Friemark attended Paintearth County regular meeting on Tues. March 28 to express their need for good water. Previous attempts at damming up water for livestock failed and they are presently hauling their water for both the livestock and the house. “The livestock he had were dying,” said Reeve George Glazier. “It’s now affecting their livelihood,” stated Coun. Doreen Blumhagen adding they’ve always been willing to haul water to their residence.” I just want to make them aware that I understand their situation,” said Jeff Cosens, Director of Big Valley disagrees. Environmental They plan to build something that’s Services. “It’s pretty small but still beautiful. desperate, and Council recently drafted an amendment they’re not the only to their municipal land-use bylaw to allow ones,” said Cosens. tiny homes of 650 square feet or less to be “Our [County’s] built in one subdivision. focus is to get water The idea is straightforward: bring tiny to areas that didn’t houses together in one place to give unity have water and this to the area and a community-type feel. is the worst area,” “From what I understand this will be stated Cosens. “How unique in the province of Alberta.” says do I tell them who White. gets priority?” Turn to Problem, Pg 4 Turn to Growth, Pg 2 YOUR SPECIALIST FOR YOUR SPECIALIST FOR YOUR SPECIALIST FOR flooring FLYERS flooring Lowes window furnishings flooring window furnishings AG Foods wall coverings window furnishings wallwall coverings Sobeys coverings lighting lighting interior design IGA paint & accessories interior interiordesign design Food Fare, Castor Sports Excellence Peavey mart 6201, 50th Avenue | Stettler AB Rona jenseninteriors.ca 6201, 50th Avenue | Stettler AB 6201, 50th Avenue | Stettler AB 587-799-0944 NAPA jenseninteriors.ca jenseninteriors.ca 587-799-0944 587-799-0944 The Brick, Stettler
Big dreams in the tiny village of Big Valley Linda Stillinger
ECA Review Reporter If we build it, will they come? The tiny village of Big Valley is poised to break ground on a big idea – a tiny homes subdivision. According to Big Valley CAO Michelle White, the idea began after they were unable to accommodate a request to put a tiny log cabin in one of their residential districts. As similar calls from people wanting to build homes under 700 square feet continued to come in, Big Valley council decided to
explore the tiny house possibilities. Tiny houses have become a growing phenomenon as the idea of living in homes smaller than 1,000 square feet or even under the 500-square-foot mark, captures the imagination of ordinary people. A major hurdle has always been finding a place to put them. Written long before the modern day, tiny home movement took hold, existing land-use bylaws discourage building small. Small houses are often seen by neighbours as ‘low class’ and many fear they would drive down property values.
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