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2 F ebruary 22'24 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. ECA REVIEW Elton Lammie residents in Presents presents … communicating March Presents 9, 2024 local government decisions; Sat., March 9 2024 Hanna Royal Canadian Legion #25 Elton the process HANNA ROYAL undertaken Local Talent for 8:00 CANADIAN LEGION #25 the sale of the Performance 8:30 Lammie Doors Open 7:30 pm former municipal Written March 9, 2024 Local Talent 8:00 pm Doors library by open 7:30 Performance 8:30 pm Caroline property; Advance Smith and tickets Hanna Royal Advance tickets: $30.00 allegations $25.00 of Canadian Legion #25 through special arrangement with concerns SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Peggy 403-854-0068 • Gwen 403-854-6418 After Feb 15, with 2024 - $30.00 Local Talent 8:00 fe19 February Peggy - 403-854-0068 2, 3, 9, & Hanna 10, Front 2018 Row Arts Center Performance 8:30 Gwen – 403-854-6418 Hanna Community Centre TICKETS: $45 Doors open 7:30 Advance tickets “The Kitchen Witches” is produced Doors open 6:00 pm; Dinner 6:30 pm; Show to follow Tickets available at Chinook Financial, Hanna C OUNTRY CHARMS Flowers & Gifts MAJOR SPONSORS: K&D Enterprises $25.00 After Feb 15, 2024 - $30.00 Hair by nadine Peggy - 403-854-0068 Gwen – 403-854-6418 Elton Lammie Hanna Front Row Arts Center ELNORA COUNCIL Resident petition for inspection of village turned down Stu Salkeld Local Journalism Initiative reporter ECA Review A petition from Village of Elnora residents claiming serious problems with the municipality’s governance has failed to bring closer provincial government attention to the municipality. The decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs was discussed at the Feb. 13 regular meeting of council. Minister Ric McIvor told Elnora village council in a letter that his department received a resident petition asking for a government inspection and investigated the claims contained but didn’t find serious problems. “The preliminary review explored the concerns and issues that led to the petition,” stated McIvor’s letter dated Jan. 19. “While the Presents review identified some concerns from the petitioners surrounding council’s transparency with the performance of the chief administrative officer (CAO), I am satisfied the village is operating within its authority and has been made aware of its obligations with respect to legislative requirements for the sale of municipal property. “For these reasons, I do not believe the situation warrants a full inspection at this time.” During discussion of this item, CAO Sharon Wesgate stated to council essentially what the letter meant is that there will not be an inspection because the village has been following the rules of the Municipal Government Act (MGA). Wesgate noted the letter will be placed on the village’s website for the public’s perusal. McIvor’s letter did include some advice for the village council on roles, responsibilities and transparency, however. “I expect the village will make every effort to ensure its governance and administration is conducted in good faith in accordance with the legislated requirements going forward,” stated the minister in his letter. “I encourage the village to access the advisory supports available through Municipal Affairs to assist in ensuring compliance with legislated procedures and processes. I have asked ministry staff to continue to provide advisory support to the village and monitor any ongoing concerns raised by residents. “I also believe the village would benefit from a role and responsibilities workshop conducted by ministry staff. 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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB February 22'24 3 HANNA COUNCIL Hanna business owner says downtown closure ‘devastating’ Stu Salkeld Local Journalism Initiative reporter ECA Review A Hanna downtown business owner told the town council that the proposed Main Street redevelopment project scheduled for 2024 could devastate her business and others. The presentation was made at the Feb. 13 regular meeting of Town of Hanna council. Barb Larson, owner/operator of Shortgrass Cannabis, stated she wanted to talk to council about the proposed Hanna Downtown Redevelopment Project and began her presentation on a somewhat sombre note. “This is probably very futile but I have to try so here I am,” said Larson to council. Larson stated that her business was initially visited by a town employee with information about the proposed project that included underground utility replacement and during this visit she was told the interruption to her business would be three days. “But that’s not true,” said Larson. Larson noted that after she read the information package it seemed to her the interruption to her business would be more than three days, an interruption she described as having a “massive impact” on her operation. “That made me angry because I hate being fed misinformation and I feel very strongly that’s what happened,” said Larson. Larson noted she spoke to several neighbouring business owners who confirmed they also were told the interruption to their operations would be three days. She stated that she was angry a decision was made that would directly and negatively impact her business while she had no say in the matter. Larson went on to note she contacted other business owners further away from her location and those one block south claimed they were told the business interruption would be one week, while those to the north claim they were told two weeks. Larson then described a subsequent meeting she attended with MPE Engineering and it was at this meeting she discovered the block her business is located on has contaminated soil. Larson noted she was then told by Town of Hanna Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kim Neill the downtown redevelopment project’s interruption to her business would be six weeks due to unforeseen circumstances. Larson told councillors she suspected it could be even longer than that. “A contaminated street’s entirely different, of course it’s going to be more than six weeks,” said Larson, who noted such a clean-up requires soil removal and liner installation. Larson claimed in nearby Coronation a similar situation in the summer of 2023 went on for three months. While Larson stated she understood the town could access a grant to help pay for this project, she’s been told by neighbouring businesses that they will close their doors if this moves forward. “...We can’t afford to lose those businesses and it’s just wrong,” said Larson. Larson stated several times in her presentation that business owners were unaware of the lengthy interruption to their operations; she herself recently made a $10,000 investment in her business and cannot afford a reduction in her revenue which a months-long interruption could cause; Larson quoted the figures of 40 to 50 per cent of her daily business is walkin from outside Hanna and she suspected customers won’t want to walk through construction to get to her front door; she also doesn’t have back door access and tunnel construction raises safety questions. While discussing the communication problem, Larson quoted a comment that was made to her that if she attended town council meetings she would have known more about the interruption. She added that she’s also been accused of stirring up trouble. At several points in her presentation the topic of the water and sewer infrastructure in downtown Hanna was mentioned, which was described as being 100 years old and obviously in need of replacement. Larson stated she thought the point of a redevelopment grant was to attract business but she felt the Town of Hanna’s current proposal was throwing existing businesses under the bus. “Don’t dismiss my concerns, which is what you’ve done to date,” said Larson. The topic of compensation was mentioned; Larson stated Coun. Sandra Beaudoin told her she’d take that issue to council. Coun. Beaudoin responded compensation would require very detailed information that council doesn’t have while the Town of Hanna doesn’t even know for certain if their redevelopment grant has been approved. Coun. Fred Crowle stated if the town offered compensation to one business, another business could come forward claiming they too were harmed by the redevelopment and he wondered how such claims could be handled. Larson answered the construction is directly in front of her business so her claim should be obvious. CAO Neill interjected that it’s not known how extensive the contamination actually is and that won’t be clear until the ground is opened up. Mayor Danny Povaschuk stated that the town has to face the reality of the infrastructure’s condition. During discussion the topic of how long Larson’s business interruption would be was debated with the figure of six weeks being mentioned several times. Councillors passed a resolution thanking Larson for her presentation. 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