MESSAGE FROM YOUR CAO
“It doesn’t seem all that long ago that we published our first edition of
Milestones in 2013. But here we are in 2018 with our fifth edition of
providing the community with an annual report of key items. Welcome.”
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ALLAN WINARSKI
Chief Administrative Officer
[email protected]
780.849.4888
“Like most of Alberta, MD
Council and administration have
watched with great concern
the influences that affect core
industries in our region: tidal
water access for hydrocarbons;
trade agreements and tariffs
with our neighbours; and the
impacts of carbon-related
initiatives. Fortunately, our MD
has a thriving forest industry
that includes pulp, OSB, veneer
and dimensional lumber
mills — in addition to its other
dominant source of taxation:
oil and gas-related endeavours.
While other rural municipalities
have had significant losses
in taxation revenue due
to business failures in the
energy sector, Lesser Slave
River has so far been spared
considerable losses against its
assessment base. Assessment
for municipal taxation purposes
has remained consistent
between 2017 and 2018 at
approximately $1.5 billion.
The financial statements
embodied in this
publication reflect a vibrant
and strong municipal
corporation.
Lesser Slave River continues
to work away as a prudently-
operated municipality where
work focuses on incrementally
enhancing and improving what
we have — without excessively
burdening those who pay the
taxes. In this spirit, citizens will
see new projects in various