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Sparwood Coal Miner Days Society is excited to announce that this year’s events will be all week-long June 3- 9. Each year we work hard to bring a fun, inexpensive weekend to the residents and visitors of Sparwood, while highlighting all of the great things that our community has to offer.

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The District of Sparwood would like to remind all residents on the importance of properly securing their garbage containers. Bears are actively on the prowl for food and unsecured garbage poses a severe risk for human-wildlife conflict.

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The District of Sparwood invites applications for the “Casual Labourer” position to join the Public Works Department for the 2019 summer season on an on-call basis with the possibility of extending into the fall. This position may be called later in the year to cover other absences.

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The District of Sparwood invites contractors to submit bids for the installation of two (2) solar-powered LED crosswalks at the following locations;

• Along Aspen Drive near Tim Hortons
• On Red Cedar Drive, west side of Centennial Street.

Closing date is May 30, 2019 at 2:00 pm (MDT). 

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The 2018 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) Public Report is now available. 

The CARIP report summarizes actions taken in 2018 and proposed for 2019 to reduce corporate and community-wide energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and reports on progress towards achieving carbon neutrality.

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TAKE NOTICE that the Committee of the Whole meeting of the District of Sparwood Council scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers, Municipal Office has been CANCELLED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held on June 4, 2019 at 6:00 pm in Community Hall (upstairs in the Leisure Centre), 367 Pine Avenue, Sparwood, for Temporary Use Permit 2018-001 to allow a Temporary Housing Camp at 8000 Highway 43.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Informal Hearing by the Council for the District of Sparwood will be held on
June 4, 2019 at 6:00 pm in the Community Hall (upstairs in the Leisure Centre), 367 Pine Avenue, Sparwood, to consider issuance of Development Variance Permit 2019-007 to vary the Zoning Bylaw to decrease the minimum side yard for an accessory building from 1.52 m (5 ft) to 0.6 m (2 ft).

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The 2019 Tax Notices have been mailed out.  If you are a new owner and do not receive a tax notice by June 8, 2019, please come into the District Office to obtain a duplicate copy. The deadline for paying your 2019 property taxes without penalty is Thursday, July 4, 2019.

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The District of Sparwood invites qualified accounting firms to submit proposals to perform annual financial audits for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2023 inclusive.

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