ECA Review 2019-03-07
ECA Review 2019-03-07
ECA Review 2019-03-07
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E C A r e v i e w H A N N A / C o r o N A t i o n / S t e t t l e r , A b M a r C H 7 ' 1 9 3<br />
<br />
Big Valley Council<br />
Traffic Bylaw tabled pending research<br />
Terri Huxley<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
Big Valley council delved into the<br />
current Traffic Bylaw on Feb. 28,<br />
finding many changes that can help<br />
maintain up-to-date regulations<br />
involving traffic management.<br />
They agreed to table the discussion<br />
in hopes of allowing administration<br />
time to change the bylaw to fit their<br />
needs and find some answers to their<br />
questions by sharing the bylaw with<br />
different levels of authority including<br />
the RCMP.<br />
First reading has already taken<br />
place but Coun. Harry Nibourg found<br />
the fines not reflective of what Council<br />
would like to see implemented.<br />
A parked vehicle carrying dangerous<br />
goods on an undesignated<br />
highway results in a $100 fine for the<br />
first offence compared to a resident<br />
parking a recreational vehicle (RV) for<br />
$200.<br />
Both can be deemed abandoned after<br />
72 hours.<br />
The bylaw also states that anyone<br />
who has mechanical issues and can<br />
not move the RV immediately are not<br />
in breach but should be making<br />
arrangements to get said vehicle<br />
moved, especially in an area that<br />
requires regular access.<br />
“So a guy can pull up here and park<br />
out there with Uranium 238 or yellow<br />
cake and not even get a $100 fine<br />
whereas someone who pulls their<br />
trailer up here gets a $200 fine.<br />
“We are actually saying that parking<br />
a trailer is more detrimental than dangerous<br />
goods like radioactive drill<br />
fluid or whatever you find here in<br />
<br />
Coronation<br />
Music Festival<br />
Thurs. - Thurs., March 7 - 14<br />
Piano Classes<br />
Sun. March 10 - Tues. March 12<br />
Trinity United Church<br />
Strings & Guitar<br />
Tues. March 12<br />
Trinity United Church<br />
Dance Festival<br />
Fri. March 8- Sun. March 10<br />
Community Centre<br />
Speech<br />
Thurs. March 14<br />
Trinity United Church<br />
Community Centre<br />
Vocal<br />
Evening of Wed. March 13 &<br />
Evening of Thurs. March 14<br />
Trinity United Church<br />
town,” said Coun. Nibourg.<br />
Nibourg requested they either<br />
increase the fine to match the RV fine<br />
or make it higher.<br />
Another issue brought forward was<br />
the certain amount of people allowed<br />
in an area like a sidewalk or street as<br />
pedestrian traffic is heavy when the<br />
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursion<br />
comes to town as part of their local<br />
tourism.<br />
“<br />
It’s no different<br />
than having your lawn<br />
“It’s put in place for situations where<br />
you have people who are causing a disturbance<br />
while they are doing that and<br />
it gives bylaw enforcement or RCMP<br />
the ability to disperse them while<br />
acting under a bylaw,” explained Chief<br />
Administrative Officer (CAO) Michelle<br />
White.<br />
This bylaw falls under the Traffic<br />
Safety Act (TSA) legislated across<br />
Alberta as provincial ruling has<br />
authority over municipalities.<br />
Any vehicle that occupies the<br />
roadway must be registered with headlights<br />
and tail lights.<br />
Administration asked the RCMP to<br />
look at whether or not they can allow<br />
people to use their golf carts in the village<br />
but they weren’t able to find<br />
anything that lets council accomplish<br />
Councillor steps down<br />
Terri Huxley<br />
<strong>ECA</strong> <strong>Review</strong><br />
Delia Coun. Dawn Bancroft has<br />
stepped down<br />
from Village<br />
Council for personal<br />
reasons.<br />
A by-election<br />
will be scheduled<br />
at the next<br />
council meeting<br />
set to take place<br />
next week on<br />
Wed. Mar. 13.<br />
Elections are<br />
handled under<br />
the Municipal<br />
Government Act<br />
(MGA) and the<br />
Local Authorities<br />
Election Act.<br />
Municipalities<br />
are required to<br />
hold an by-election<br />
within 90<br />
days of the councillor’s<br />
resignation while<br />
the Local<br />
Authorities<br />
Election Act<br />
states how the<br />
nomination process<br />
works.<br />
Once the date<br />
for the by-election<br />
is set, the Village<br />
will accept applications<br />
up to six<br />
weeks prior to<br />
this date so<br />
people have time<br />
to submit their<br />
paperwork and<br />
campaign.<br />
mower and driving<br />
down the road.<br />
- COUN. NIBOURG<br />
delia council<br />
Anyone interested in the position<br />
will have an approximate two and a<br />
half week window to submit their<br />
paperwork.<br />
Musical Theatre<br />
Evening of Thurs. March 14<br />
Trinity United Church<br />
School Classes<br />
Wed. March 13<br />
Coronation School<br />
Seniors’ Classes<br />
Afternoon of<br />
Thurs. March 14<br />
Coronation Assisted Living<br />
Final Grand<br />
Concert & Awards<br />
Monday, March 18<br />
7:00 p.m. Coronation<br />
Community Centre<br />
Program available on website: www.coronationmusicfestival.com<br />
Printed programs available at Golby Hardware, Coronation<br />
“<br />
this through bylaw or other measures.<br />
“It’s no different than having your<br />
lawn mower and driving down the<br />
road,” said Nibourg. “Now if I take my<br />
lawn mower and I drive it, it’s considered<br />
a motorized vehicle. I can not<br />
insure it.<br />
“I can register it with the town so it<br />
is usable in the town. Now we can have<br />
a bylaw so we can snowmobile here.<br />
“The RCMP do not dictate in our village<br />
for lawn mowers, golf carts,<br />
snowmobiles, any things like the tub<br />
mobile or whatever.”<br />
Mayor Sandra Schell mentioned<br />
that golfers are allowed to take the<br />
most direct route to the golf course at<br />
this time but if they want to go for a joy<br />
ride they are not permitted and are at<br />
risk of being fined.<br />
“I can definitely go from my house<br />
to the golf course because that is what<br />
has been reasoned but if I’m deciding<br />
to drive around town and go – if they<br />
stop me I’m getting a ticket. This has<br />
happened numerous times in Big<br />
Valley,” said Mayor Schell.<br />
Big Valley’s Traffic Bylaw was first<br />
enacted in 1973 with little changes<br />
since then making this review the<br />
most in-depth.<br />
Brown appointed CAO<br />
Priscilla Brown was appointed the<br />
new Chief Administrative Officer<br />
(CAO) for Big Valley at the meeting.<br />
Signing<br />
authority along<br />
with duties,<br />
powers and functions<br />
were passed<br />
on to her from<br />
former CAO<br />
Michelle White<br />
who attended<br />
council one last<br />
time.<br />
Brown was officially<br />
on duty as<br />
as Fri. March 1.<br />
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Grant application successful<br />
With the help of council, the Big<br />
Valley Ladies Club will be enjoying<br />
their sign making night with piece of<br />
mind knowing the hall fees are paid<br />
for.<br />
The club submitted a Family and<br />
Community Support Services (FCSS)<br />
application earlier with the proposal of<br />
having this grant cover the hall rental<br />
fees which costs $250.<br />
Council agreed that the night will<br />
develop interpersonal and group skills<br />
and will help with strategic priorities.<br />
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