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Alberta’s Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit offers help for working Albertans or those between jobs while they stabilize or improve their situation.

Grade five and six students from several local schools visited the Saddle Hills County complex on Thursday, September 29, to participate in Leaders of Tomorrow, an event sponsored by the County and designed to help them learn more about how local government works.

The following development permits have been conditionally approved by Saddle Hills County, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.

This week’s crop report confirms ongoing harvest progress with above average yield and quality expectations. As at September 20, eighty-seven per cent of all crops were swathed or combined with an expected 10-year yield index of 107 and with grading expectations of the provincial wheat, barley, canola, and pea crops ahead of 10-year averages.

Maps 1 & 2: Since the last report, (September 7, 2022) precipitation has been highly variable across the provinces growing areas (map 1). 

Saddle Hills County Ag Services Department will be hosting a 'Clubroot 101' webinar on October 7, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. with Michael Harding, a plant pathologist with Alberta Ag and Forestry.

The Agricultural Service Board (ASB) advises Council on how to best serve our rural communities. The ASB provides services and create programs for our farmers.

The latest edition of Saddle Hills County Living magazine is out and should be in mailboxes this week. It was delivered to the general stores and Canada Post Wednesday and should be in mailboxes by the end of the week.

Notice is hereby given that Bylaw 410-2022, being a bylaw to amend Land Use Bylaw 324-2018 for the purpose of allowing Urban Hens as a discretionary use within Hamlet Residential 1 & 2 (HR 1&2) Districts has been given first reading by Saddle Hills County Council on September 13, 2022.

The following development permits have been conditionally approved by Saddle Hills County, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.