Press Releases

The Alberta Ministry of Transportation announced on July 20, 2022, the approval of the Water for Life grant application for the design of the Central Peace Regional Water Treatment Plant. The funding covers up to 90 percent of the costs of the project; two million dollars of the $2,222,222 needed.

At their regular meeting on May 24, 2022 Saddle Hills County Council declared June 6 -12 as Senmiors' Week.

As a community, Saddle Hills County has managed to raise more than $51,000 for the citizens of the Ukraine. Payment was sent this week to the Canada-Ukraine foundation in support of the embattled citizens of the Eastern European nation which has been at war since February.

2021 saw a continued growth for Saddle Hills County’s Rural Water Initiative. The initiative is expanding as residents are hooked up in areas where the mainline has been extended; pipelines are added to new areas of the County; easements are signed making way for future growth.

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

We are situated in the Central Peace Region of northwestern Alberta along the southern banks of the Peace River, right at the center of The Montney Gas Formation. The County has a diverse agricultural community and deposits of natural gas and oil.

Saddle Hills County Council announced this week that the County will remove the $10,000 rural potable water connection fee for hooking up to the County’s potable water system and reimburse all the customers who have paid (or are paying) the fee.

Saddle Hills County is featured in the 2022 Economic Developers of Alberta magazine in a three-page spread about the Saddle Hills County Advantage with a focus on the Saddle Hills County Water Advantage.

At this special time of year, it is important that we focus on our true blessings – our family, friends, neighbours, and communities.

Saddle Hills County is at the heart of the Montney Play and at the forefront of Alberta’s economic future based on our long-standing relationship with the oil and gas industry and the important role they play in our region.