During the October 20, 2020 Organizational Meeting, Lacombe County Council re-elected Division 4 Councillor Paula Law as Reeve for an eighth one-year term. Councillor Law assumed the Reeve’s Chair after taking the Oath of Office from County Manager Tim Timmons and expressed thanks to the Council members for their continuing support. 

“For 10 years, I have had the honour and privilege to sit on County Council, and I look forward to serving an eighth term as Reeve of Lacombe County,” said Reeve Law. “Together, with my fellow councillors, we will continue to speak up for our residents and for Central Alberta on regional, provincial and federal issues – especially at this time, when there are a number of issues that could have a direct and significant impact on them.”

The City of Lacombe and Lacombe County are pleased with the Government of Alberta’s announcement to invest in the development of the BioRefinex Lacombe Biorefinery. This $10 million investment will help create sustainable jobs, protect the environment, and foster a 21st-century agritech hub in Lacombe and Lacombe County, which will draw in ingenuity and investment for years to come.

With the help of a $36,500 grant from Dow, the Lacombe Regional Waste Services Commission (LRWSC) is excited to announce a mattress recycling program. Launching October 19, 2020, the program will divert mattresses from local landfills, allowing them to be recycled.

“Mattresses take up valuable landfill space because they aren’t able to be compacted and often get tangled up in landfill equipment,” explained Jay Hohn, LRWSC Commission Manager. “Recycling the mattresses is a great diversionary tactic employed by the commission, and we are very appreciative of Dow Canada to fund the one-year pilot project to get us started fully.”

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed amendments will have an opportunity to do so at a public hearing which has been arranged for:

Date:               October 22, 2020
Time:              9:00 a.m.
Place:             Lacombe County Council Chambers
                        located 2½ miles west of Highway 2 at the intersection of Spruceville Road and Highway 12

Lacombe County Council has given first reading to Bylaw No. 1330/20 for the purpose of closing to public travel and disposing of a portion of a public highway in accordance with Section 22 of the Municipal Government Act, Being Chapter M26.1 of the revised statutes of the Alberta 2000 and amendments thereto:

Pursuant to Municipal Government Act M-26.1 534(1) Lacombe County hereby provides notice to any person having an interest in land that is adjacent to lands which Lacombe County has constructed a public road. Persons entitled to compensation from the municipality for loss of or the permanent lessening of use of that person’s land caused by the public work are advised to make a claim within 60 days after this notice is published.

The following roads are complete as of October 2, 2020:

Crews will be working on a road construction project on Range Road 22-1, at the junction of Hwy 601 and running north 2 miles to Twp Rd 40-2. Work on this project begins on October 13, 2020, and is expected to last until November 10, 2020 (weather permitting).

Minor delays are expected. Please drive with caution around workers, and obey all signage.

Click "Read More" to see a map of the impacted area.

Over the next four weeks (between October 2 and October 31), CP Rail will be completing improvements on numerous railway crossings within Lacombe County.

Work will begin on October 2 at Range Road 26-0 (east of Lacombe, just north of Highway 12) and will move east along the rail line until it hits Highway 21. This work continues until October 31 and will impact 19 intersections on that line (see the map for specific details).

Please drive with caution in these areas, and ensure you watch for and obey posted signage.