Be found when it matters
most. Get on the Grid.
Earlier this year, Council asked
itself what it could do to
enhance sustainability. How
does (or how should) Lesser
Slave River differentiate itself
so that it can continue to be
a prosperous region within
Alberta? What does Council
really control? The answers
to these important questions
came from a focus on lifestyle
and incremental growth in
assessment for right-sized
municipal services that do not
denigrate the experience for
those of us already living here.
Later in this issue, a discussion
about the Lesser Slave River
Economic Development
Growth Policy is presented.
Essentially, 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 the
public interest. At our core, we
seek to preserve and enhance
our status as a place where
people want to live and work.
I’d like to give a shout out
to our citizens who braved
last June’s flooding. Nobody
likes high water lapping at
their properties. Witnessing
teamwork, neighbours helping
neighbours, and volunteers
pitching in the way they did
makes me proud to be a
Northerner. Fingers crossed;
we will not experience such
conditions this year. Regardless,
efforts are underway to obtain
assistance for flood planning
and mitigation through the
provincial government. This
assistance is critical for Marten
Beach and Eating Creek areas
of the Municipal District.
Given that we reside in a
wilderness where flood and fire
are a part of the fabric of our
lives, I urge all of you reading
this message to provide your
current contact information
to the MD (including your cell
phone number) so that our
Emergency Notification System
can alert you to emergency or
critical information. To “Get on
the Grid” as we call it, please
visit mdlsr.ca/Get-on-the-Grid.
Rest assured, we are not
spammers at the MD. If we are
calling you with this system, you
can be certain the information
is important.
As always, I thank Council for
their governance, and of
course the hard-working staff
of Lesser Slave River. I know
that I am very fortunate to work
with both groups. Now…let’s
enjoy summer!
— Allan Winarski
Chief Administrative Officer
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park. Courtesy of Travel Alberta.
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