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www.countyofnorthernlights.com page 1 Northern Lights COUNTY OF June 2014 Our Present ... Our Future … Our Destiny Newsletter In this Issue Pg. 2014 Tax NoƟces 1 County in Bloom Contest 1 CongratulaƟons Grads 1 Council Highlights 2 Property Assessors 2 Photo Contest 3 Save the Date 3 Be Part of It 3 Weed & Brush Program 3 Economic Development 3 Senior’s Tea 4 Community Events 4 Community Happenings 3 HATS OFF TO OUR GRADS CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. famous essayist of 19th century America, Ralph Waldo Emerson 2014 TAX NOTICES The 2014 tax noƟces were mailed on May 23, 2014 and to avoid penalty are due on June 30, 2014. If you haven’t received your noƟce/s please call the County Oce to ensure it was mailed to the correct address. Payment may be made to the County Oce during business hours, by postdated cheque dated no later than June 30th of the current year, online, by telephone banking or at any nancial insƟtuƟon. If payment is mailed, the envelope must be postmarked by Canada Post no later than June 30th. If the postmark is illegible, the actual date of receipt will apply. A postage meter imprint is not acceptable proof of date of mailing. If you have any quesƟons about your assessment, please call the County Oce at 780.836.3348 or toll free 1.888.525.3481 and speak with Imelda or call KCL ConsulƟng Inc. (the County Assessors) at 1.888.419.2128. Bake bread, use some canola oil, ll the honey pot, barbeque a steak….Celebrate Farmer’s Day, June 13th, 2014 2014 Please share your outdoor living space with us. Send a picture or two of your garden oasis ÊçãÊÊÙ ½®ò®Ä¦ ÝÖ. It can have you, your family, your friends enjoying it, or send it on its own in its quiet aƩracƟon. If you love your outdoor space, we would love for you to share it with us so we can love it too! Family BBQ Space Lori’s Away from it All Space Myrna’s Good Book Gateway Space OUTDOOR LIVING CONTEST DAZZLE US WITH YOUR OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE DESIGN For full details please visit: www.countyofnorthernlights.com or call Teresa Tupper, Community Services at 780.836.3348 or 1.888.525.3481 Enter today!

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Page 1: COUNTY OF Northern Lights Newsletter...For a lis ng of agenda minutes, please visit our webpage at: and click the Council tab. ATTENTION COUNTY OF NORTHERN LIGHTS LANDOWNERS ROADSIDE

 www.countyofnorthernlights.com                                                                    page 1 

Northern Lights COUNTY OF 

June 2014 Our Present ... Our Future … Our Destiny Newsletter

In this Issue  Pg. 

2014 Tax No ces  1 

County in Bloom Contest  1 

Congratula ons Grads  1 

Council Highlights  2 

Property Assessors  2 

Photo Contest  3 

Save the Date  3 

Be Part of It  3 

Weed & Brush Program  3 

Economic Development  3 

Senior’s Tea  4 

Community Events  4 

Community Happenings  3 

HATS OFF

TO OUR

GRADS

CONGRATULATIONS!

CONGRATULATIONS!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Do not go where

the path may

lead; go instead

where there is no

path and leave a

trail.

famous essayist of 19th century America,   

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

2014 TAX NOTICES  

The 2014 tax no ces were mailed on May 23, 2014 and to avoid penalty are due on June 30, 2014.  If you haven’t received your no ce/s please call the County Office to ensure it was mailed to the correct address.  

Payment may be made to the County Office during business hours, by post‐dated cheque dated no later than June 30th of the current year, on‐line, by telephone banking or at any financial ins tu on.  

If payment is mailed, the envelope must be postmarked by Canada Post no later than June 30th.  If the postmark is illegible, the actual date of receipt will apply.  A postage meter imprint is not acceptable proof of date of mailing.  

If you have any ques ons about your assessment, please call the County Office at 780.836.3348 or toll free 1.888.525.3481 and speak with Imelda or call KCL Con‐sul ng Inc. (the County Assessors) at 1.888.419.2128. 

Bake bread, use some canola oil, fill the honey pot, barbeque a steak….Celebrate Farmer’s Day, June 13th, 2014 

2014

Please share your outdoor living space with us. Send a    

picture or two of your garden oasis  .     

It can have you, your family, your friends enjoying it, or 

send it on its own in its quiet a rac on.  

If you love your outdoor space, we would love for 

you to share it with us so we can love it too! Family BBQ Space

Lori’s Away

from it All

Space

Myrna’s Good Book Gateway

Space

OUTDOOR LIVING CONTESTDAZZLEUSWITHYOUROUTDOORLIVINGSPACEDESIGN

For full details please visit: 

www.countyofnorthernlights.com or call Teresa Tupper, 

Community Services at 780.836.3348 or 1.888.525.3481   

Enter today! 

Page 2: COUNTY OF Northern Lights Newsletter...For a lis ng of agenda minutes, please visit our webpage at: and click the Council tab. ATTENTION COUNTY OF NORTHERN LIGHTS LANDOWNERS ROADSIDE

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Council Highlights   Council moved to apply for a line of credit at the Manning  

Alberta Treasury Branch up to $2,000,000.00 to use like a float 

throughout the term where taxes are being collected. The  

Municipality has historically used cash in reserves to be able to 

pay for expenditures throughout the  me frame. This line of 

credit will improve efficiency. 

Council moved to have $200,000.00 moved from water       

reserves into the 2014 budget for the purpose of carrying out 

requested rural water system add‐ons  that would encompass 

new home construc on or property changes. The dollar 

amount is then to be added to the budget on an annual basis 

to accommodate these par cular hook‐ups. 

Council moved for third and final reading to the fee schedule 

of Bylaw 10‐12‐265, removing the payment for easements and 

changing the payment for crop damage to $200 per acre. 

Council sponsored the 1st Senior Showmanship Award for the 

Three Rivers 4H Beef Club in the amount of $50.00. 

Council will be a $500.00 bronze sponsor at this year’s Alberta 

Airport Management Associa on seminar. 

For a lis ng of agenda minutes, please visit our webpage at: 

www.countyofnorthernlights.com and click the Council tab. 

ATTENTION COUNTY OF NORTHERN LIGHTS LANDOWNERS 

ROADSIDE WEED & BRUSH SPRAYING PROGRAM  

The Agricultural Service Board  for  the County will be opera ng a  roadside  spray program  this  season.   The   program objec ve  is to control roadside weeds and brush.    IF YOU DO NOT WANT the roadsides or corners  adjacent to your land sprayed, because of dugouts, berry patches, shelterbelts, gardens or because you are an organic grower, please  contact  the County office at 780.836.3348 or 1.888.525.3481 prior  to  June 1, 2014.       A “VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT” form MUST BE signed and “DO NOT SPRAY” signs posted. If you signed an agreement in the past, YOU DO NOT have to apply in 2014. 

“Do Not Spray” signs can be picked up at the County Administra on building in Manning.

The County of Northern Lights has recently contracted KCL Consul ng Inc.  (municipal property assessors) to  conduct  its  annual  property  assessment services. 

Accordingly,  KCL  will  have          assessment  consultants  in  your community  beginning  in May  and periodically  throughout  the  year conduc ng  property  inspec ons, obtaining  property  a ribute      informa on, photos, etc. 

If  you  have  ques ons  about  your assessment  or  the  inspec on    process  please  contact  KCL        Consul ng Inc.: 

Phone:  780.419.2158,      Toll  Free: 1.888.419.2128,  Fax:780.419.2651 

Email: 

assessor@kcl‐consul ng.com  

Web: www.kcl‐consul ng.com  

"Be a Part of It"

‐ the County of Northern Lights is poised to launch the community engagement phase of the 2014‐2017 Marke ng and Economic Development Strategy. We will be hos ng one‐on‐one mee ngs and community round table discussion on your vision of opportuni es for the region and how to help business thrive and grow. We want you to be part of this exci ng project. Contact Eleanor Micle e, Manager of Economic Development & Community Services at 780.836.3348 ext.229 for addi onal details. 

Keep your camera handy as you   

enjoy the outdoors this summer. 

The 2014 Photo Contest theme is:  

BIRDS OF THE COUNTY 

AUGUST

16 & 17 Canoe or kayak

training available. Stay tuned for further

details.

Please be aware 

that Public Works 

and U lity       

personnel  are 

working through‐

out the County at 

various loca ons 

and we ask that 

you would slow 

down and use 

cau on around 

workers and 

equipment.       

Thank you. 

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I. Thou shalt remember thy Economic Development Plan & keep it flexible.  II. Thou shalt fill the land with new value.  III. Thou shalt T    T  for a highly skilled, adaptable, & crea ve workforce.  IV. Thou shalt con nually assess thy exis ng markets.  V. Thou shalt invest in                              C    C  strategically.  VI. Thou shalt encourage innova on. 

 VII. Thou shalt recognize thy assets and build upon them.  VIII. Thou shalt create transporta on  systems that ignite economic growth.  IX. Thou shalt seek out global                opportuni es.  X. Thou shalt honour vibrant communi‐es that improve the quality of living. 

8 LANE       

FREEWAY  

COMING SOON! 

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Thank you to Martha Choe, Director of the Washington State Department, Trade & Economic Development and David 

Horsey, MMIII Pulitzer Prize winner. 

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Pre‐registra on is required by     June 30, 2014.  

For registra on forms contact:       [email protected]  

Roberta Vandermark: 780.836.6496   [email protected]  

Ray Vandermark: 780.836.0485  

Judy Gordey: 780.836.2283 

EVERYONE WELCOME

3 Annual Peter Fasick Memorial Slow Pitch

Tournament &

Deadwood Family Day

JUNE 20, 21, 22

Free kids activities Saturday afternoon

Kitchen open Saturday & Sunday

Chicken plop raffle

Greased pig chase

To enter a ball team, call 836.2825 or 836.9393

Lots of FUN for Everyone!

Students planted over 50 trees ! 

Celebra ng 

Forestry Week 

at the          

Dixonville 

School 

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

June 4 

June 5  Seniors Tea & County Senior of the Year Award, Golden Age Seniors Centre at 1:30pm 

June 9 & 23  FREE SWIM, Peace Regional Pool, Sponsored by FINNING and DMI from 6:30pm ‐ 8:30pm  Registra on is open for all summer swimming lessons, call the pool at 780.624.3720 

June 14 & 27  FREE SWIM, Grimshaw Outdoor Pool, 14th from 2:00pm ‐ 5:00pm and 27th from  3:30pm ‐ 5:00pm AQUA ZUMBA: Coming to the Grimshaw Pool, 6 week session star ng in June, call the Pool at 780.332.4010 

June 20, 21, 22            Deadwood Days 3rd Annual Peter Fasick Mixed Slow Pitch Tournament. To enter a team, call 780.836.9393 

June 27  Grimshaw Municipal Library is now accep ng registra ons of students 9‐14 for HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCH‐CRAFT  & WIZARDRY.  Registra on is required before June 27. Call 780.332.4553 today. 

Seniors Tea, Manning Legion Hall at 1:30pm. For further details please contact the County Office at 780.836.3348 

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The County of Northern Lights 

2014/2015 Student Bursary 

Is now available, please visit: www.countyofnorthernlights.com 

for full details and applica on forms. 

Deadline for applica ons is July 15, 2014