Highway 762 Speeding: Residents who live along Highway 762 experience a lot of speeding motorists and cyclist safety challenges, as many people visit the area in the nice weather months. Foothills County and RCMP officers are making this area a priority for enforcement and are patrolling the road. Please be sure to call in your complaint when something is happening, so that our RCMP members can get there to provide support right away. Call the RCMP 24/7 Complaints Line: 403.933.4262. Call: 911 if there is a dangerous situation. Or, call Turner Valley RCMP Office during office hours: 403.933.7227. Your assistance in reporting will help get action to the area.
Electronic Speed Signs a Reminder: Foothills Protective Services arranges for our electronic-message speed sign to rotate through our communities. In summer, of course, we’re all outdoors hoping to enjoy our surroundings and there’s lots of competition for use of our roads. Just a friendly reminder, to us all, to follow the speed limit and drive safely.
Priddis Stampede Breakfast: On July 7, 2019, our community came together at the Priddis Community Centre and served approximately 700 people an excellent breakfast. With the proceeds, PCA will be able to offset expenses and support community projects. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and attended! Also, thanks to our new MLA Miranda Rosin for attending!
Highway 762 Fixed Wireless Internet update: As many of you may recall, we have discussed this over the years and invited a number of service providers to consider bringing improved wireless internet service to our west country area. That resulted in a federal grant application to enhance the connection to the Millarville-Kew area, which is considered an underserved area. This project is now proceeding and will bring a setup of infrastructure to get the signal to the west along the Highway 549 corridor. Then the next aspiration is to bring the signal north along Highway 762, hopefully into Division 4. I am in communication with Rigstar Industrial Telecom, the service provider, and will let you know when we have a further update. Their proposed timeline to move the next phase of service forward to the north is mid-point in 2020.
Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) Update: As mentioned, Foothills County is one of 10 members of the CMRB, which is tasked with developing a long-term plan for managed, sustainable growth in the Calgary region. On July 17, 2019, the Board met to review and choose the successful proponent, who will now work with the Board, committees and staff to develop the CMRB Growth and Servicing Plans, as well as a Regional Evaluation Framework, which will determine which types of plans will need to go to the Board for approval. At the Intermunicipal Serving Committee meeting on July 4, 2019, the working group reviewed its “Logical Extension of Water and Wastewater Servicing” study, now under way. Following this, a status report came in on the study of “Natural and Managed Capacity of Water Supply” in the Calgary Metropolitan Region. Then, for information and discussion, a presentation was made about planning in response to disaster risk and drought, in particular, and the meeting finished with a report from the Transit Subcommittee. As you can see, these investigations under way will bring in current and relevant information to inform the development of the plans. Information, agendas, minutes, draft plans, etc., can be found on the CMRB’s website: www.calgarymetroregion.ca
Roof-Mounted Sprinkler System: Even though we have received our fair share of rain this summer, we are busy meeting with residents about wildfire preparations. We are still at risk due to our local forest not having burned for over 100 years and the length of time it takes to make alterations to our properties to better protect homes and buildings with firebreaks, etc. At a number of recent FireSmart presentations by our Foothills Fire Department, this sprinkler system has been demonstrated as a potential action for the protection of property. I am sharing the website link with you because residents have been interested in obtaining more details about this product. Many homes lost to wildfire burn from the roof down, started from windblown embers. Spot fires often occur many miles from the fire itself, even if the fire is contained. One of the smartest ways to help protect your home, during an event, is to keep the roof and surrounding area wet. This easily deployed Gutter Mount Sprinkler System can be turned on and left on during an evacuation. You can see more info about this system at: www.waspwildfire.com/products/gutter-mount-sprinkler-system.
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Councillor Suzanne Oel
