The 2024 Spring edition of the Special Areas Ratepayer Newsletter is now available online and at your local District Office. In this edition, you will find: Update from the Chair of the Special Areas Board 2023 Financial Review and 2024 Budget Financial Trends and Assessment Drought and Water...
The Town of Oyen and the Special Areas Board were excited to host a Community Emergency Preparedness Day on May 6, 2023, in Oyen, AB. Emergency management partners from across the region joined the event to help raise awareness of what people can do in...
White Cockle (Silene latifolia Poir ssp. alba) This NOXIOUS weed must be controlled, and commonly creeps into hay crops. What makes white cockle troublesome? Its many seeds are difficult to separate from alfalfa and some grasses, making it a perfect invader of hay land. Stem and root...
2024 Special Areas Map Books have arrived! Pick yours up at any Special Areas District Office or Youngstown Service Center for $40. ...
Poisonous Plant Edition- Seaside Arrow Grass (Triglochin maritima) Seaside arrow grass is not actually a grass, but a salt loving forb with grass-like leaves that is naturally found along the edges of saline sloughs or seepages. The flower head is on its own spike amongst the...
Hay Permit – Portion of Section 24-29-13-W4M The Special Areas Board is requesting bids for a Hay Permit covering the following location and area: Portion of Section 24-29-13-W4, approximately 180 acres south of the Hwy 577. All applicants must adhere to the Alberta Regulation 137/2001, Special Areas Act, Special...
Special Areas roadside grass control (cutting ditches) for local roads will begin on June 17. Requests to hay your ditch must be submitted to your local District Office as soon as possible. This will allow our road crew to plan their work accordingly. Roadside grass control...
Assessment Notices for property held in the Special Areas were mailed May 15, 2024 in accordance with Sections 308 and 311 of the Municipal Government Act, being Chapter M-26, R.S.A. 2000. Any person who wishes to object to the assessment for any property must by July 22, 2024 register...
Effective May 15, 2024 the Fire Advisory in the Special Areas is lifted. There is No Fire Restriction. Controlled Burn Notifications are required for any type of burning, except campfires and incinerator fires. Safe campfires are allowed in campgrounds and random camping areas....
Ball Cactus (Coryphantha vivipara) Ball cactus is found in the southern often sandy areas in Special Areas. As its name suggests, it is small (up to 7 cm tall), globe shaped, and covered in spines. In June it produces beautiful bright pink flowers. In the fall these...