Neighbourhood Notes, July 2018

Neighbourhood Notes

July 2018

In this Issue 

2018 Budget P2

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Operations Update P3

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Regional Initiatives P4/5

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Master Plan P6

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Water Services P8

Growing Kneehill Country Market & Long Table Dinner August 18, 2018, Horseshoe Canyon Celebrating Alberta Open Farm Days and Alberta Local Food Week, the Kneehill County Agricultural Service Board is hosting: The Growing Kneehill Country Market & Long Table Dinner at Horseshoe Canyon on Saturday, August 18th.

Visit the market between 2-6pm and meet local food producers, artisans, and agri-tourism operators from Kneehill and the surrounding region. Stay after the Market for the Long Table Dinner where participants will be surrounded by the breathtaking views of Horseshoe Canyon while enjoying an amazing dinner prepared by top chefs showcasing local food products and producers.

Long Table Dinner tickets are limited, and registration is through: https://growingkneehill2018.eventbrite.ca.

For more information, please contact the Kneehill County Agricultural Service Board: 1-866-443-5541. www.albertafarmdays.ca

2018 Operating Budget

Where does your tax dollar go?

This is a snap shot of how 1$ of revenue is allocated based on Operating Expenses. Capital expenses and project expenses are not included.

For full 2018 budget details, visit the website.

Council Contacts Division 3 Reeve Jerry Wittstock Phone: 403-312-6196 Email: jerry.wittstock@kneehillcounty.com

Division 4 Councillor Glen Keiver Phone: 403-443-7738 Email: glen.keiver@kneehillcounty.com

Division 7 Deputy Reeve Ken King Phone: 403-443-0285 Email: kenneth.king@kneehillcounty.com

Division 5 Councillor Jim Hugo Phone: 403-443-7317 Email: jim.hugo@kneehillcounty.com

Division 1 Councillor Faye McGhee Phone: 403-436-1611 Email: faye.mcghee@kneehillcounty.com

Division 6 Councillor Wade Christie Phone: 403-588-1992 Email: wade.christie@kneehillcounty.com

Division 2 Councillor Debbie Penner Phone: 403-818-3108 Email: debbie.penner@kneehillcounty.com

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Reeve’s Message The spring flooding of 2018 has left us with very a busy summer completing infrastructure assessments and repairs on many bridges and roadways. Roads continue to be one of our top priorities as we continue to move ahead with various shoulder pulls and capital projects this year. Our Ag and Parks department is organizing a Country Market and Long Table Dinner on August 18th that will showcase many local producers, as ag-tourism and business continues to thrive in our County. In planning, the Municipal Planning Commission meets regularly to decide on various development applications contributing to our rural sustainability.

With over 15 Regular Meetings under our belt, Council continues to work together on our strategic action priorities, which can be found on our website.

Operations Update

Stay tuned to our website and social media for upcoming events and opportunities for public input.

As always, ratepayers are welcome to contact their Division Councillor or myself at the phone numbers or email addresses provided in this newsletter.

Enjoy the sunny season! —Reeve Jerry Wittstock

Kneehill County Regional Kneehill County continues to support our urban neighbours and communities through various Policies, such as our Community Grants to Non-Profits Policy, Recreation/Arts/Culture Policy, Youth Sponsorship Policy. Council may also, at their discretion, authorize one-time or project specific funding.

Kneehill County pays a requisition or membership to each of the following organizations to contribute to the services we provide to the region, totalling $97,497: Kneehill Regional Family and Community Support Services, Seniors Outreach, Central Alberta Economic Partnership, Kneehill Housing, Canadian Badlands Ltd., Doctor Retention and Recruitment, Marigold Library System and Community Futures Wildrose. We also have agreements with various partners for emergency & enforcement services, and cost for services for ag & operations.

2017 Contributions to Non-Profits, Recreation, Arts, Culture, Other CANADIAN BADLANDS

2017 Sponsorship

750

ACME & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

2,900

ACME CURLING CLUB

Motion #135/17 Matching grant

9,000

ACME CURLING CLUB

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

100

ALBERTA NWT COMMAND

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, Military Service Book

271

DELBURNE, VILLAGE OF

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, Delburne Golf Tourny

200

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF S. AB

2017 Donation

KIDSPORT KNEEHILL

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

250

KNEEHILL & DISTRICT 4-H CLUB

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

600

KNEEHILL AREA WELLNESS CENTRE

2017 Sponsorship

1,500

KNEEHILL AREA WELLNESS CENTRE

Motion# 468/17

1,000

KNEEHILL PEEWEE D PROVINCIALS

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

400

LINDEN & DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

100

LINDEN & DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

5,000

LINDEN CARE & SHARE

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

2,675

LINDEN, VILLAGE OF

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, BRANCH 161

Policy #15-7 Remembrance Day

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, THREE HILLS

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

SENIOR'S OUTREACH

Sponsorship

ST. MARY'S TROCHU FOUNDATION

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, Fundraiser

300

THRASHERS JUNIOR B HOCKEY CLUB

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, Hockey Funding

350

THREE HILLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, Golf Sponsorship

150

THREE HILLS GOLF CLUB

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

5,000

THREE HILLS HEALTH CENTRE AUXILLARY

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

950

THREE HILLS HEALTH INITIATIVE

Motion# 505/17

THREE HILLS PLAYSCHOOL ASSOC.

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

900

THREE HILLS VICTIM SERVICES

522/17 Motion

350

THREE HILLS, TOWN OF

2017 Airport

THREE HILLS, TOWN OF

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

200

THREE HILLS, TOWN OF

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

200

TROCHU & DISTRICT HALL SOCIETY

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

TROCHU MINOR BASEBALL

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, PEE WEE TIER 1

200

TROCHU MINOR BASEBALL

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, WHITE SOX BANTAM

200

TROCHU, TOWN OF

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, Easter Egg Hunt

300

TROCHU, TOWN OF

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, Canada 150 Donation

200

TROCHU, TOWN OF

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

YOUTH SPONSORSHIPS 2017

Various Individuals and Sports Teams

3,000

350 50 100 4,500

5,000

25,000

5,000

200 15,100

TOTAL $92, 346

TROCHU $124,280 Operating for fire (32,700), capital for 2 fire truck replacements (49,900), truck maintenance/ insurance (12,000), hall maintenance & utilities (27,160) County owns hall and grounds, 911 Dispatch (2,520)

$45,000 Trochu Swimming Pool Bylaw

$20,808 Transfer Site shared costs agreement The County and Town also have an agreement for Hamlet garbage pick up services for $63,654 in 2018.

$12,704 Regional Grant Writer, County’s share of this position based in the Trochu Office.

$45,000 Trochu’s share of County funding total of 250,000 towards Urban recreation. *2018 Budget

Initiatives and Support CARBON

THREE HILLS

*2018 Budget

$37,500

$104,944

Carbon’s share of County funding total of $250,000 towards Urban recreation.

Operating for fire (41,950), capital for 2 fire truck replacements (49,900), truck maintenance/insurance (12,000), 911 Dispatch (1,094)

$121,640 Operating for fire (52,000), capital for 2 fire truck replacements (49,900), truck maintenance/ insurance (12,000), 911 Dispatch (7,740)

$25,000

$200,000

LINDEN $130,945

Operating for fire (45,400), capital for 2 fire truck & 1 rescue truck replacements, rescue tools (71,550), truck maintenance/insurance (12,000), 911 Dispatch (1,995)

Three Hills Airport funding, owned

by Town of Three Hills

County supported Carbon’s request for flood recovery funding for 2018.

*2018 Budget

*2018 Budget

$90,000 Three Hills’ share of County funding total of $250,000 towards Urban recreation.

2018 Contributions (to date) Non-Profits, Recreation, Arts, Culture, Other ACME SCHOOL

Policy 15-10 Youth Sponsorship

$200,000

CANADIAN BADLANDS

Council Motion #68/18

1,500

County supported Linden’s request for infrastructure projects.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF S. AB

2018 Contribution

3,000

KIDSPORT KNEEHILL

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

KNEEHILL & DISTRICT 4-H CLUB

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

600

$40,000

KNEEHILL VALLEY CONSTITUENCY

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts

1,500

Linden’s share of County funding total of $250,000 towards Urban recreation.

THREE HILLS AREA FOOD BANK

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

4,000

THREE HILLS ART ACADEMY

Motion # 45/18

1,000

THREE HILLS HEALTH CENTRE AUXILLARY

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

975

THREE HILLS SCHOOL

Policy 15-10 Youth Sponsorship

900

THREE HILLS SCHOOL

Policy 15-10 Youth Sponsorship

THREE HILLS, TOWN OF

Motion #552/16 - Airport

TROCHU & DISTRICT AG SOCIETY

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

TROCHU BAPTIST CHURCH

Policy 15-10 Youth Sponsorship

900

YOUTH SPONSORSHIP, individual

Policy 15-10 Youth Sponsorship

100

ACME

*2018 Budget

$105,423 Operating for fire (41,950), capital for 2 fire truck replacements (49,900), truck maintenance/ insurance (12,000), 911 Dispatch (1,573)

900

250

900 25,000 5,000

TOTAL $46,525

2017 & 2018 (to date) HAMLET Contributions For Non-Profits, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Other HESKETH COMMUNITY HALL

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

HUXLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

HUXLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Matching CFEP Grant for Ball Shed

$20,000

HUXLEY LEGION

Policy 15-7 Remembrance Day

Acme Transfer Site shared costs agreement

SUNNYSLOPE COMMUNITY ASSOC.

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

10,815

SWALWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

1,500

TORRINGTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Arena Funding (Annual)

17,500

TORRINGTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

11,000

TORRINGTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

2018 Capital Project, Torrington Arena Upgrades

WELLSPRING CALGARY

Policy 15-7 Recreation, Arts, Torrington Fire Members

1,000

WIMBORNE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Policy 15-3 Grants to Non Profits

3,000

RURAL HALLS IN KNEEHILL COUNTY (9)

Policy 15-13 Rural Community Halls

$37,500 Acme’s share of County funding total of $250,000 towards Urban recreation.

4,800 2,900 125,000 200

500,000

22,364

TOTAL

$700,078

Horseshoe Canyon Master Plan: Public Input by July 24 Horseshoe Canyon is a very popular day use destination within Kneehill County. The Canyon experiences approximately 400,000 visits annually. Kneehill County is in the process of preparing a Master Plan for Horseshoe Canyon. The Master Plan will provide the long-term management and development direction for the site. It will work to improve the visitor experience available on site while ensuring that the site’s unique ecological and historic resources are protected for generations to come.

Your input is key to creating a Master Plan that is driven by the community and allows the site to be used in ways that is supported by the community! The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete and all answers are anonymous. Please complete the survey before July 24.

Also visit our online mapping tool for Horseshoe Canyon: http://mapping.letstalkhorseshoecanyon.com .

For further information about the project, please contact parks@kneehillcounty.com. Please also stay tuned to the Kneehill County website for important project updates and other ways to provide input on the Horseshoe Canyon Master Plan!

Rural Addressing Clean-Up Kneehill County is in the process of re-issuing any rural address “blue signs” with incorrect address information on them.

Staff will be notifying residents by letter if their blue sign is incorrect, will cover the costs of the new blue sign and install it for free. Accurate blue signs are essential for helping emergency crews locate rural properties quickly and easily.

If your think your blue sign information may be incorrect, please call Kneehill County’s Planning and Development Department, 1-866-443-5541.

Call the Operations Department for more information, 403-443-5541

Water Services Update Churchill Rural Water System Kneehill County is starting a project that will rehabilitate the current Churchill Rural Water System. The rehabilitation will improve and regulate the current system for all users which will result in a more efficient delivery system. The rehabilitation will include a reservoir and a pumphouse that will provide consistent water flow and water pressure throughout the system, as well, a bulk water station will be incorporated to provide a location for the agricultural and commercial users to receive water from.

For more information on the Churchill Water System rehabilitation, please phone 1-866-443-5541.

Wimborne Water System Kneehill County will be installing a natural gas powered back-up generator at the Wimborne pumphouse. The generator is to provide power during times of outage which will allow the system to continue providing potable water to the residents of the Hamlet. Work on this project has begun and should be completed by the end of July.

The Churchill Water System services the south-eastern portion of the County.

AlbertaFireBans.ca provides information on all active fire bans, restrictions and advisories in Alberta. The information is current, reliable and available to the public. Visit www.albertafirebans.ca.

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Please remember: Burning Barrels are not allowed in Kneehill County Hamlets!

Box 400 Three Hills, AB. T0M 2A0