The Leduc Fish and Game Association will act as stewards of 160 acres of Brazeau County-owned land at NW-36-48-6-W5. The parcel is located south of Highway 39 and west of the intersection with Highway 759. The land has been used as a County grazing lease but has been sitting vacant since the last lease expired in 2015.
Council approved the move at the August 19 meeting.
The area is mostly forested and will be operated as a conservation project, with the association responsible for the care and control of the property under the supervision of County staff. The lease is subject to a no fee five year renewal.
Arnold Winkler, the vice president of the association, said with the County’s approval of the stewardship agreement “both Brazeau County and Leduc Fish and Game would be promoting conservation, habitat, maintenance, restoration and possible improvement of the natural landscape.”
The association already owns the parcel immediately to the south.
Task force appointment
Reeve Bart Guyon will serve as the County’s representative on the Mayor’s Task Force for the Unhoused. The task force is being set up by the Town of Drayton Valley to examine options to deal with the situation of homelessness in Drayton Valley and the surrounding area.
Lindale updates
The County will purchase a HAZMAT container outfitted with storage to be positioned at the Lindale transfer station. The container will be used for the collection of waste oils and anti-freeze and other materials. The $60,000 cost will be covered by a grant from the Alberta Recycling Management Authority. The container is anticipated to be in place this year.
Council set September 11 at 10 am as the date and time for the grand opening of the new pickleball and basketball courts in Lindale.
Schedule of fees
Council approved a Schedule of Fees Bylaw, which has updated fees and fines for animal control, as well as a new flat monthly sewer rate for unmetered commercial buildings that were not previously listed.
The bylaw lists the fees and fines for infractions of the Animal Control Bylaw. Fines vary for first, second and third offences and include penalties for owning an animal that makes excessive noise, keeping an animal other than a household pet in a hamlet and owning a dangerous dog.
