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Big Valley by-election set for July Debra Johnston

ECA Review Reporter

The Coronation Fire Department request for more equipment was passed at the regular County of Paintearth council meeting on June 2. Six new breathing apparatuses, spare cylinders and a gas monitor at a cost of $46,467 will be bought with half of the funds coming from the county and half from the Town of Coronation. The next fire truck for Coronation is scheduled to be purchased in 2017 with an estimated cost of $350,000 – 400,000. The county wants to have it ordered

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Coronation fire department agreed with the idea but had a different perspective on it saying that if the people involved in the accident didn’t have insurance then they would charge the individual. “That way the municipality isn’t stuck paying the bill,” said Glazier. The county provides $15,000 each to the village of Halkirk and the two towns of Coronation and Castor for the operation, contributes a maximum of $12,000 for regional training programs, $200,000 for insurance, pays the towns and village $25 and hour to a maximum of 15 firefighters deployed for calls outside the towns and village. Turn to Fireworks, Pg 8

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Draft bylaws

Three bylaws remain in the draft stages. The replica gun, cemetery and tax collection bylaws are awaiting further public feedback prior to moving to next reading.

ATVs on the road

Residents may see ATVs on village roads providing transportation following council’s approval to allow ATV Excursions to operate within the village provided all applicable bylaws are followed.

No tablets for council

Council decided to overturn its prior decision to purchase tablets for council members.

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We want to welcome Paula Martin as the new Parts Manager for Future Ag at the Stettler/Coronation locations. Paula comes from a mixed farming background and is a Parts Journeyman with 18 years of Ag parts experience. Her and her husband Dwayne and kids, Trinity and Levi look forward to relocating to Stettler and joining our community. Paula looks forward to successfully meeting your parts needs in the Future.

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and delivered by the spring so that if there are any problems it is best to iron them out in the summer rather than the winter. The Castor fire truck is not scheduled to be replaced until 2028 and according to council, they have the funds to cover it. The truck that they now use needs to have new lighting and reflectors but they are in a different situation due to the higher amount of calls they get, making their income substantially higher than Coronation. Charging insurance companies for the fire crews to respond to accident scenes was discussed at a previous council meeting and Reeve George Glazier said that the

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Street and sidewalk repairs

August will be a busy month for sidewalk and road repairs. Council opted to repair rather than replace the sidewalks along 3 Avenue between Main and 2 Street. The money saved on replacement will go to patching parts of Railway Avenue and chip sealing gravel patches of other roads.

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Potter’s Clay Quartet hosted the 10th Annual Gospel Music Weekend at Deer Valley Meadows south of Alix, Ab. on June 5-7 bringing in comedian, Tim Lovelace to emcee and perform along with six other groups including Three & Company, The Ben Johnson Family, Eliana, The Singing Hills, Goodnews Quartet and The Amundruds. From the left, Potter’s Clay members, Ed Parkinson, Don Matchuless, Bert Adrian and Wayne McCracken with Elliott Fleck (not shown in photo) on the keyboard and holding the microphone is Tim Lovelace. ECA Review/J. Webster

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Mill rate increase

The tax rate will go up slightly following council’s approval of a .25 mill rate increase, or 1.7 per cent. This is the first rate increase since 2012.

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Big Valley council officially acknowledged the resignation of former Mayor Gail Knudson at the May 28 regular meeting. Coun. Lois Miller will take over the role of mayor. A by-election date is set for July 13 and nomination day is set for June 15.

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