Each year Special Areas is proud to support local recreation facilities through the allocation of recreation grant funds. With the hard work of community leaders and volunteers recreation in Special Areas is possible. For 2023, the Recreation Board Grants will be disbursed to the community clubs and...
Looking for spare parts or discounted items for your operation? Special Areas has surplus items up for bid. You can view these items below and many more at the Youngstown Service Centre on November 8, 2023 from 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM If you can't make the...
Did You Know? 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...
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...
Looking for spare parts or discounted items for your operation? Special Areas has surplus items up for bid. You can view these items below and many more at the Youngstown Service Centre on October 18, 2023 from 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM If you can't make the...
Today, on September 30, the Special Areas Board recognizes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In observance of this important day, flags at all Special Areas offices will be flown at half-mast. We acknowledge the history and ongoing trauma caused by residential schools and honour...
The Special Areas Board is in the process of updating the Land Use Order and is looking for feedback on proposed changes from the public. The current Land Use Order was last updated in 2015 and needed to be reviewed to help streamline regulations, reduce...
This hunting season, always contact landowners & leaseholders before entering private or public lands. Extremely dry conditions exist throughout the Special Areas, which means you need to use extreme caution. Use foot access - instead of driving - when possible. Have a fully charged water...
Effective July 17, 2023, the Minister of Municipal Affairs has approved a tax recovery land sale in the Special Areas. This sale allows eligible cultivation and/or grazing leaseholders to purchase up to four quarters of tax recovery land within their holdings. The 2023 Tax Recovery Land...
Air ambulance services during dark hours have been restored at the Oyen airport after a service disruption earlier this year. The Special Areas Board, the Town of Oyen, and the MD of Acadia have been working with Alberta Health Services to address concerns which impacted...