MESSAGE FROM YOUR CAO
“Lesser Slave River aims to be affordable to profit-focused businesses, farmers
and homeowners alike by being open for business, and by reducing red tape
in our planning and development process while protecting public interest.”
dose of optimism we hope for
sun to enjoy our lakes and the
great outdoors; rain to grow
the crops and dampen the
forests; Enbridge Line 3 and
Trans Mountain Pipelines to
enable upstream hydrocarbon
opportunities; and a provincial
government partner focused
on infrastructure repairs and
reduced regulatory obstacles.
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ALLAN WINARSKI
Chief Administrator Officer
[email protected]
780.849.4888
Ice is coming off Lesser Slave
Lake early this year. At the
writing of this message, ice
has also been off many of
our streams for a few weeks
already. To be certain, dry
weather conditions and
stagnant economic growth
combined with a new provincial
government introduce elements
of uncertainty for Lesser Slave
River. However, with a healthy
Despite some significant
energy industry write-offs
for taxation, the financial
position of Lesser Slave
River remains strong.
Once again, the composition
of energy activity and the
diversity offered by the forest
sector has spared Lesser Slave
River. As a result, impacts to
service delivery — such as
how fast we maintain our road
infrastructure — have not been
impacted. Comparatively, this
economic diversity has not
been the case for other rural
municipalities in Alberta. To
date, we have been fortunate
in this regard.