REVIEW East Central Alberta
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Targeting East Central Alberta
Volume 102 No. 26
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County of Paintearth requests speed reduction Bethany Zacharias
ECA Review Reporter
Three girls (L - R) Anna Russell, Karcee Ward and Amber Hillson dressed the part and rode the McTurk Salon convertible in the Elnora parade celebrating Elnora’s 100th anniversary of the rail coming to town. More on pg. 13
Castor Council requests reinstallation of speed bumps Bethany Zacharias
concerns regarding drivers speeding along 45th Street. ECA Review Reporter The speed bumps are typically installed in the summer A request to reinstall speed bumps on 45th Street in Castor months and removed in the winter for plowing purposes. was addressed by Council at “We are avoiding putting its June 10 meeting. them back in because the The request came from a speed bumps are very hard on concerned citizen, although trucks,” said Jackson. CAO Sandi Jackson said sev“People were driving eral other taxpayers have around the speed bumps, close verbally expressed their
to the ditch, to avoid damaging their vehicles,” added Jackson. Jackson said Council is looking into putting up signs along 45th Street that would warn drivers to slow down. The speed limit along 45th Street is 40 kilometres but it has been reported that some drivers are going up to 60 kilometres or more when they are traveling down that street.
The County of Paintearth passed an unanimous motion June 18, 2013 to send a letter to Alberta Transportation asking it to extend the 80 kilometre speed reduction along Highway 12 half a mile east past Secondary Road 872 by Coronation. “This is a smart idea,” said George Glazier, County of Paintearth reeve. “With new developments along Highway 12, there will be a lot of traffic going through this area.” Council also passed a motion to pay $1,200 to install lights on the County’s regional response unit trailer. These lights would make the trailer visible at night when it is on the road. Currently, the trailer is not visible at night to drivers. Councillor Walter Weber made a motion to take money from the County’s restricted surplus to pay for the costs of installing proper lights. George Glazier noted that the lights should have been installed when the trailers were built and that it was imperative to fix the problem. Councillor Tony Nibourg and Councillor Rocky Dahmer opposed the motion. “Under the new Fire Services Agreement, the County only looks after fire and water trucks,” said Nibourg. “Towns
INDEX Coronation Council .........................2 4-H .......................................................3 Obituary .............................................5 Letter ..................................................6 Real Estate/Homes ...................8 - 9 Agriculture ...............................10 - 12 Wainwright news ............................12 Alliance news ..................................12 Sports ............................................... 14 Dining & Entertainment............... 15 Classifieds/Career..................16 - 18 Sudoku ............................................. 18
need to realize they’re getting the cheques for these costs now.” Tarolyn Peach reminded council that the Fire Services Agreement, which involves the County of Paintearth, the Towns of Castor and Coronation and the Village of Halkirk, begins July 1, 2013. “Towns will have to pay for any additional maintenance after July 1,” said Peach. Council carried the motion under the condition that future requests come July 1 be sent to the appropriate place. Council also unanimously passed a motion to grant the Town of Coronation’s request for funding for pool upgrades. The County decided to grant the Town $40,000 in funding from restrictive surpluses. That is close to 1/3 of what the Town is asking for. To date, the total cost for pool upgrades has been $266,000. So far, the Town of Coronation has found $130,000 in funding and is currently seeking funding for the remaining $160,000. This year, the County has $50,000 in available restrictive surplus funds to give to different recreational projects and upgrades. Council decided to save $10,000 from that total amount for other recreational projects and upgrades that might arise in the upcoming fall or winter.
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