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SUREAL pressing their concerns
Has the state of public affairs in Sturgeon County become surreal? It may not be as bad as that, but some residents/ratepayers think the county needs to take a new direction.
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Flynn kicks off re-election campaign
It was a packed hall at the Rendez-Vous Centre on Thursday night where Sturgeon County Mayor Tom Flynn announced his intention to run for mayor for a second term.
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New president for Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch
Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch Association (SRCWA) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections Mar. 14.
The new President of the 776-member-strong organization is Zone 13/14 Director Bonny Swart-Atwood.
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Mayors unite for regional event
A State of the Region Address with Sturgeon County Mayor Tom Flynn and St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse was held Wednesday morning with Morinville Mayor Lisa Holmes acting as emcee.
The event, held at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, had more than 135 in attendance from across the region. […]
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Minimum tax for Sturgeon County discussed
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Sturgeon County – County Council heard there are currently 903 Sturgeon County properties that paid less than $50 in property taxes last year, many of that number paying as little as $3.26 in municipal taxes each year.
Administration delivered a detailed report to County Council in response to a request from County Councillor Tom Flynn… […]
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County Council sworn and appointed
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Sturgeon County – Six councillors and Mayor Don Rigney were sworn into their respective offices of County Council Tuesday morning. Morinville Staff Sergeant Mac Richards performed the honours of taking the oath from councillors and mayor.
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Rigney acclaimed in Sturgeon County – some divisions up for grabs
>By Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – Don Rigney will get the opportunity to serve a second term of office as Sturgeon County’s mayor after being acclaimed Monday following the close of nominations. The noon nomination deadline also ensured another term for councillors in three of Sturgeon County’s six divisions … […]
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County severs agreement with St. Albert
By Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – Despite eleventh-hour protestations from St. Albert Council, Sturgeon County withdrew from a nearly decade-long municipal planning agreement with the neighbouring municipality June 22.
Council voted unanimously on all three readings of a bylaw to repeal their participation in the intermunicipal development plan (IDP) it has shared with St. Albert since 2001, an alliance that governed how developments were handled along the two municipalities’ shared border.