October 2022

The Special Areas Board enjoyed touring the Sheerness Generating Station earlier this month, the first tour for the Board since the station converted to natural gas from coal in 2021. Heartland Generation presented the Special Areas Board with a plaque commemorating the last piece of coal...

From October 16 to March 31 each year, maintenance services on highways in the Special Areas are managed by Alberta Transportation. This includes things like snowplowing, sanding, and other winter maintenance work on both primary and secondary highways. Maintenance on local roads is managed by Special...

Fire Chiefs from across the Special Areas want to give thanks to all our volunteers for answering the call! They also want to thank the families, friends, and businesses throughout the region that support our firefighters. Without your support, we wouldn't have the fire fighters...

Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage. This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400...