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Fairview council meets to discuss events and programs

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The Fairview town council met on May 3. The SOS Event, set to happen downtown on Jun. 18 at 6 p.m, will have twenty carnival games, volunteers, and will have many businesses taking part. Food vendors have also been booked. 

The street will have to be blocked off (101 ave to 102 ave). 

The agreement with Northwestern Polytechnic to have use of the theatre is almost finalised. 

A request for the development of the back area at the Fairview Medical Clinic is set to be given back with a decision by May 18. 

A potential event idea discussed at the meeting was a dinner theatre event in the park. 

Councillor Flemming discussed a Women in the North Conference event. 

“It’s interesting to see it from both sides. The younger generation [is] looking at establishing new businesses [and] the older generation have been doing it for [years]–it gave the approach to  business from our local people,” said Flemming. 

 The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program was also discussed. The program is an economic immigration program that requires immigrants to contribute to the economy.  

A community must give an application to participate and indicate what jobs are available in the area. Support would be given by another group, such as a non-for-profit group. 

Music in the Park and Community Tailgate Sale will happen on May 14, Jun. 25, Jul. 16, and Aug. 13 from 1:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m in Hemstock Park. The event will have live music. 

A car show is also expected to occur with 100 cars. 

In regards to Community Services, it was discussed that garbage cleanup has started, as well as inspections of parks. 

A Community Centre Facebook page has also been developed. 

The development of a stage in town was discussed. 

It was said that the new stage shouldn’t be placed in the Hemstock Park or the Fine Arts Centre space and that it could be put in the Heart of the Peace Park. It was also said that there isn’t enough information on it to be developed since no one has been listed as responsible for it. 

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Fairview Council Meeting meets to discuss budget analysis and potential events

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On Mar. 1, the Fairview town council carried through the motion regarding Tony Prypysh’s application to be the member-at-large representative for the library board for the Town of Fairview. 

The Alta. budget analysis was also released on Feb. 25. There will be a 1.5% increase in the education work requisitions, zero funding for any economic development projects, $64 million for EMS. There was no change in MSI funding, a 52% decrease in infrastructure grants in comparison to 2021, and in general, a 2.4% increase in health services. 

The provincial budgets had a surplus amount of around $500 million. With $62.6 billion in revenue, there was $62.1 billion in expenditures. 

The council discussed the possibility of putting in electrical vehicle parking lot stations, but the property of interest, the GPRC Fairview Campus parking lot on the south end, must be owned before implementation. A grant cannot be applied until this location is owned.

The RCMP live town hall, planned for Feb. 22, was cancelled. No new date has been confirmed. 

The Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF), to be discussed on Mar. 7, will go over the community centre business plan. 

The Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting (AGM) is set to occur on Mar. 17. Councillor Paul Buck will be presenting on behalf of the Economic Development Committee. 

Councillor Buck also presented to the council an event idea on behalf of the Recreation Advisory Committee, stating, “The Dunvegan gold rush [is] a new thing that we’re working on. We’re hoping to get off the ground this year. [A] triathlon, biking, canoeing, swimming, running type of event that they did in the 80s, and we want to bring it back in the summer.”

There was a concern that crossing the Peace River by canoe may be a liability issue. 

An event for people aged eighteen years and up has been planned for Jun. 18. There are hopes that downtown bars will open beer gardens for this event. 

Discussed at the last Fairview town council meeting on Feb. 15, the name for the pond located on the east side of Highway 732 by the Cummings Lake Recreation Area and Fairview Golf Course has been decided by town council. “Ruby’s Pond” was decided.