Managing Grizzly Bears Event - Millarville Racetrack

In case you have not heard about it yet, I want to let you know about the Managing Grizzly Bears event this Tuesday night, Oct 21 at the Millarville Racetrack.  The event begins at 7pm, details are below.  I look forward to seeing you there.

All the best,

Jason 

MD Foothills Emergency Alert System

For Immediate Release

Monday, May 5, 2014

MD Foothills Alert System, a new early warning system is launched.

HIGH RIVER, AB:  MD Foothills Alert system, a new early warning system is launched. The MD Foothills Alert system  will provide critical and information alerts affecting residents in the MD of Foothills. Residents and businesses are encouraged to sign up to receive developing, significant and time sensitive alerts through their phones, text messages and email. This new system is part of the Municipal Emergency Management Plan.

“Ensuring our residents are informed of critical and timely information that could affect their families, homes, business and land, is a priority for us,” stated Larry Spilak, Reeve. “That is why it is so important to encourage everyone in the MD of Foothills to take a couple of minutes and sign up.”

Residents will be able choose how to receive messages through a variety of options; home phone, work phone, cell phone, emails and text messages. The alert message will be sent out to the resident’s list of preferred contact systematically until it receives notification that the alert has been received.

MD Foothills Alert system is part of a comprehensive emergency management plan to ensure residents have multiple forms of access to information regarding emergencies, warnings and public safety notifications. The MD will also utilize other forms of communication with residents:

• MD of Foothills website (www.mdfoothills.com)

• MD Social Media:

o Twitter (@MDofFoothills)

o Facebook (MD of Foothills No 31)

• Alberta Emergency Alert: (www.emergencyalert.alberta.ca)

To sign up for MD Foothills Alert system, please visit www.mdfoothills.com.

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For more information, contact:

Leslie Lambert

Corporate Communications

MD of Foothills No. 31
www.mdfoothills.com

Tel: 403-603-6254

Land Use Bylaw Review Open Houses

The M.D. has scheduled open houses for the Land Use Bylaw review.  If there things you would like to see different with our current Land Use Bylaw, this is an opportunity for you to share your feedback and ask questions.   This is an important way to have your voice heard so be sure to come out and have your voice heard!

 

The dates and locations are:

·       April 29, 2014 – Scott Seaman Arena

·       May 1, 2014 – Priddis Community Hall

·       May 6, 2014 – MD Council chambers, High River

·       May 8, 2014 – Longview Community Hall

The open houses are scheduled to run from 4:00 – 8:00 PM each day.

There will not be a presentation, it will just be a come and go to discuss the topics and obtain feedback where possible.  An exit survey is anticipated to get additional feedback as well.

Look forward to seeing you all.  Thanks.

Keeping You Informed (MD email list)

Many of you are not aware but the MD of Foothills now has an email list and is providing regular updates on what is happening with regards to: flood recovery, MD initiatives, workshops, open houses etc...

To subscribe, go to: http://mdfoothills.com/services/planning-and-development/municipal-plans/current-planning-projects/growth-management-strategy/subscribe-to-email-list.html

I also have an email list I am using to communicate with residents.  To subscribe, enter your details in the form to the right of this post.  You will receive an email from me requesting confirmation and you will need to CLICK THE LINK in the email.  If you do not see the email in your inbox, be sure to check your spam or junk folders and add me as a contact.

I want to keep you informed and in order to do that be sure to:

• Subscribe to my email list
• Like me on Facebook @ www.Facebook.com/JasonParkerMD31
• Follow me on Twitter @ www.Twitter.com/JasonParkerMD31

Be sure to follow the MD as well @ www.Twitter.com/MDofFoothills

We all want you to be as informed as possible so be sure to take advantage of and utilize these resources and be sure to share them with other residents as well.

All the best,
Jason

Rothney Observatory Event

As part of our M.D. Dark Sky Initiative (more details can be found here), we would like to invite you to the following event...
 

 

 

 

 

 

To download this document, click here.

 

 

Flood Preparedness Meeting

Hello Everyone,

We have an event coming up on March 26 hosted by the province on flood preparedness.  I wanted to let you know so I have attached information about it below.  Feel free to forward this on to any other residents you feel would benefit from attending.

 

All the best,

Jason

 

Ph: 403-931-1480

Email: Jason.Parker@MDFoothills.com

Connect with me on: Website - Facebook - Twitter

         

REMINDER: OKOTOKS PROPOSED ANNEXATION Meeting for MD of Foothills Land Owners Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 6:00 pm at Scott Seaman Sports Rink at Heritage Heights.   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. 2014 FLOOD PREPAREDNESS   Plan to attend a Flood Preparedness Information Session in your community. We’ve learned lessons, gained knowledge and are taking decisive steps to prepare for this spring. Out of last June’s floods came a wealth of knowledge and experience that has already been put to good use in mitigating and preparing for any future flooding. We’re taking practical steps to prepare for this coming spring and providing Albertans with useful information about what you can do as well. Residents of Black Diamond, Municipal District of Foothills, Turner Valley and surrounding areas are invited to attend this public information session to find out what we’re doing, and what you can do to better prepare for the future. Provincial and municipal government representatives will be in attendance to answer your questions.   Wednesday, March 26 5:00 – 7:30PM Turner Valley Golf Club, 700 Imperial Drive We’re rebuilding Alberta together. Learn more at  alberta.ca/flood-mitigation.cfm MD Office UPdate The repair of the MD Administrative Building due to the flooding last June is coming to an end. We are expecting to be open for business at 309 Macleod Trail in High River on Monday, March 31, 2014. In order to accommodate the move, the MD will be closed for business Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28. Please check our website for confirmation of scheduled closure to accommodate the move back to the Administrative office.   For more information check out our website. http://www.mdfoothills.com Forward to a Friend Our Temporary Office Location: Mullen Trucking, 100 - 80079 Maple Leaf Road East, Hamlet of Aldersyde Telephone: 403-652-2341 Fax: 403-652-7880 Our mailing address is: 309 Macleod Trail, Box 5605 High River, Alberta  T1V 1M7 T: 403-652-2341 F: 403-652-7880 Copyright © 2014  MD of Foothills No. 31, All rights reserved.

Amber Alert Canceled - Infant Found

See original text here: http://gatewaygazette.ca/stolen-vehicle-located-suspects-custody-amber-alert-canceled-infant-located-7-month-old-infant-abducted-stolen-vehicle/

Stolen Vehicle Located & Suspects in Custody: AMBER Alert Canceled – Infant Located: 7 month-old infant abducted in stolen vehicle

 February 26, 2014  Gazette Grande

UPDATE #3 Grande Prairie, AB: Grande Prairie RCMP have located the stolen vehicle and have taken three people into police custody. (Yesterday) afternoon at approximately 4:15 p.m. Grande Prairie RCMP, with the assistance of a tip from the public and an RCMP helicopter were able to locate the stolen pick up at a forestry products mill south of the city of Grande Prairie. A foot chase ensued behind the mill but police were able to take three people into custody a short time later. No charges have yet to be laid and RCMP will provide an update when more details become available.

AMBER ALERT - CHILD ABDUCTION!

Thanks to the Gateway Gazette for this update.  See original text at http://gatewaygazette.ca/?wysija-page=1&controller=email&action=view&email_id=1498&wysijap=subscriptions

AMBER ALERT – CHILD ABDUCTION – GRANDE PRAIRIE February 25, 2014 APR Grande Prairie, Alberta – A 7 month old girl named Addison has been abducted from the Royal Oaks area of Grande Prairie, Alberta between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m. today. This child was abducted by a person that stole a truck from a residence. Addison is 7 months old and was wearing pink pants, no shoes, a pink tunic, with blue and pink hearts on it. They were last seen in a 2010 light brown two tone Dodge truck, Alberta licence NED 553. The truck has built in tool boxes on the box and a pink sticker in the back tailgate that says ” baby on board” The truck has black steel rims and is a four door. The truck departed in an unknown direction. Do not approach the suspect. Please contact the police if you have any information. If you see this vehicle please call 911 or your local police agency immediately.

What is AMBER Alert? Every province in Canada has an AMBER Alert Program. The AMBER Alert Program is an innovative  province wide program which partners the province's law enforcement community, media broadcasting agencies and the public in locating abducted children. AMBER Alert is a comprehensive plan which provides a coordinated and rapid response to child abductions throughout your province.  It provides the public with immediate and up-to-date information about a child abduction by widespread media broadcasts and solicits the public's help in the safe and swift return of the child. It is a voluntary, cooperative program between police services and local broadcasters to send an emergency alert to the public when a child has been abducted and it is believed that his/her life is in grave danger. An AMBER Alert can only be activated by a specified person who is an authorized user.

Reminder - Working Well Workshop Coming to Priddis

Informative water well management workshop will help residents protect their drinking water.

Priddis Feb 27 (7-10:30), 2014 – Did you know a poorly maintained water well can put your water supply at risk? As a landowner, you’re responsible for looking after the water wells on your property. If you are one of the 450,000 Albertans who use their water well for household purposes, the key to ensuring your water is safe and secure is understanding how groundwater works, learning about your well and knowing how to properly maintain it.

Leslie Lambert
Corporate Communications
MD of Foothills No. 31
Tel: 403-601-5380

Congratulations Millarville D.A.R.E. Grads - February 10/14

February 10, 2014

I had the honor of being part of the Graduation Ceremonies at the Millarville School this morning where the Grade 5 students from Mr. Beacom's class received their certificates and medals for graduating from the D.A.R.E. program.

If you aren't familiar, the program (more information at http://darecanada.com/) helps give students the tools to deal with a number of different topics, including: bullying, alcohol, drugs, peer pressure, etc...

A few of the students had an opportunity to present on what they had learned.  The presentations were both educational and entertaining and demonstrated just how much the students learned through the curriculum.

This is a program I wish I had the opportunity to have gone through at their age and I am so glad that it is being so well received.  Thanks so much to all of those involved and thanks for including me!

All the best,
Jason

New M.D. Disaster Recovery Coordinator

We are pleased to announce that Geoff Carpenter has been appointed to the position of Disaster Recovery Coordinator, effective February 1, 2013. 

We look forward to Geoff helping us in the recovery process from last year's flooding as well has help us to implement strategies for flood preparedness in the future. 

Working Well Workshop Coming to Davisburg, and Priddis

Working Well Workshop Coming to Davisburg and Priddis

Informative water well management workshop will help residents protect their drinking water.

Davisburg, Feb 13 (7-10:30), Priddis Feb 27 (7-10:30), 2014 – Did you know a poorly maintained water well can put your water supply at risk? As a landowner, you’re responsible for looking after the water wells on your property. If you are one of the 450,000 Albertans who use their water well for household purposes, the key to ensuring your water is safe and secure is understanding how groundwater works, learning about your well and knowing how to properly maintain it.

Leslie Lambert
Corporate Communications
MD of Foothills No. 31
Tel: 403-601-5380