Welcome To Smoky Lake County!

Located just over an hour northeast of Edmonton in Alberta's Lakeland, our progressive county of over 5000 residents features great opportunities for development, recreation, agriculture and affordable country living.

Smoky Lake County Council and its team of administration professionals look forward to introducing you to our region. We hope you find what you're looking for on our website and encourage you to contact us should you have any questions or comments. 

SMOKY LAKE COUNTY ROAD BAN/ RESTRICTION ARE IN EFFECT
REGARDING PERCENTAGE AXEL WEIGHTS
 

As of April 2, 2013 Road Ban restrictions on County Roads are in effect as follows:

Gravel Roads: Applied time restrictions and assigned designated routes according to conditions.
Percentage Axel Weight has Time Restrictions.

Posted Oil Based and Paved Roads: Percentage Axel Weight is 75%

Any and all proposed truck activity must contact the County:
Bob 780-650-5100 or Doug 780-650-5101
 

Notification for “Do Not Spray”

Smoky Lake County Agricultural Service Board staff are preparing for the upcoming spray season. Spray operations for the control of invasive weeds and brush control will commence on June 1, as long as weather and growing conditions permit.

Landowners who do not want spraying operations conducted adjacent to their land are encouraged to sign up with the “Do Not Spray Program” as per County Policy 62-11-02, if they have not already.

New applicants will have the signs installed one time at no cost by Agricultural Service Board staff.  It shall then be the responsibility of the applicant to repair, replace and display signs.

Applicants who have had signs installed do not need to re-apply but it is their responsibility to repair, replace and display signs.

Please contact Kurt Holdis, Agricultural Fieldman, at 780-656-3730  regarding any questions or concerns about the “Do Not Spray” program, or other 2013 Vegetation Management Programs.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Section 7.23: Land Use Bylaw 1250-12 of Smoky Lake County

Please be reminded that as camping seasons is upon us, Smoky Lake County has a bylaw which limits the number of Recreational Vehicles (RV’s) on your property. Multi-Lot Country Residential (R1), Residential (Cluster) Conservation (R2), Victoria Residential (R3), and Hamlet Residential (R4) Districts:

• A maximum if 2 (two) RV’s are allowed on a parcel without a development permit year-round.
• Additional RV’s are permitted although, only for a maximum of 4 (four) consecutive days
• If you wish to place 3 (three) RV’s on your property on a year round basis, a Development Permit is required by the Development Authority.
• This does not apply to parcels zoned as Agriculture (AG), Victoria Agriculture (A1), Highway Commercial (C1), Victoria Commercial (C2), Hamlet Commercial (C3), Industrial (M1), Rural Industrial (M2), Institutional & Community (P), Direct Control (DC), and Direct Control Landfill (DC1) Districts.

The audited Smoky Lake County Consolidated Financial Statement and the Smoky Lake County Gas Utility Financial Statement are available for pick-up at the County Office front counter or may be downloaded from the following links:

Smoky Lake County Financial Statement 2012

Smoky Lake County Gas Financial Statement 2012
 

Smoky Lake County offers for sale the Following Equipment

Viewing is possible by contacting Smoky Lake County Natural Gas
Department at 780-656-3037 or John Malysh, Manager, Natural Gas Department at 780-650-1500 (cell), with any offers to purchase. Please submit offers by Friday, May 17, 2013.
 

For Sale by Public Tender
 

Honors Awarded to Smoky Lake County Reeve and Assistant CAO

Smoky Lake County Reeve Dareld Cholak (5th from right) and Assistant CAO Lydia Cielin (2nd from right) received 25 year Service Awards from the Hon.
Doug Griffiths, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Bob Barss, President of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties during the 2013 Spring AAMDC Convention held in March 2013.

Congratulations and "Thank You" for the many years of dedicated service to the residents of Smoky Lake County.

 

Diamond Jubilee medals

RCMP Constable Gary Hyde presented Smoky Lake County Reeve Dareld Cholak (right) and Deputy Fire Chief Ed English (left) with their Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals and certificates on February 21, 2013. Mr. Cholak was nominated for the award by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Mr. English by the Canadian Fire Chiefs’ Association.

 

ALBERTA COMMUNITY AND CO-OPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION (ACCA)

The ACCA’s Co-operative Youth Leadership Program provides an opportunity for youth to develop their leadership and teamwork skills.  These seven day programs take place at the Goldeye Centre, located near Nordegg, Alberta (just one hour west of Rocky  Mountain House).   Information may be found on the ACCA website under “Youth  Programs”.  Brochures are also posted at the Smoky Lake County Office.  Registrations are due by May 17, 2013.

iron Horse Trail

Experience walking, wagon and cycling adventures as well as snowmobile, ATV and horseback riding on the Iron Horse Trail!

The Iron Horse Trail is a most remarkable multi-use recreational corridor, taking its name from its former use as a railroad. Because this corridor has been in existence since the beginning of the twentieth century, the ecology of the Trail is relatively untouched.

The Trail runs through mixed wood forest, farmland, crosses streams and rivers, and skirts lakes. The user of the Trail will find a total of eighteen railroad trestles, those marvels of engineering that have stood the test of time.

Watch video of trail. Video 1 , Video 2 .

 HANMORE LAKE CAMPSITE RESERVATIONS

Please check the County’s website Parks and Recreation page for contact information.

SMOKY LAKE COUNTY LAUNCHES WebMap SITE

Smoky Lake County has launched WebMap, an on-line mapping program that was developed by Accurate Assessment Group Ltd. WebMap users will be able to see and customize digital maps of the County.

WebMap can layer information such as boundaries, roads, land use information, towns and villages, and significant locations such as parks and cemeteries.

The public can access WebMap from their personal computers through the County’s website, and locate their property and other information that is located in the County.

The County was very careful to ensure that no private ownership or property assessment information is on the site.

The amount of information provided through WebMap is significant so first time users should take time to play with it and find its many benefits.

Log into WebMap

play safe! be safe!

Smoky Lake Fire Department has completed the training for play safe! be safe! and would like to bring this program into the community.  play safe! be safe!® is a multimedia fire safety education kit designed specifically for children ages 3 to 8 and provides early childhood educators with an engaging set of tools to help teach fire safety to young children.

The program can be taught by the fire department, or teachers and/or daycare providers can take the orientation program through the Fire Department and teach it themselves to children. For more information please contact Hank Holowaychuk at 780-650-2040 or Scott Franchuk at 780-656-3730. Also visit www.playsafebesafe.com for all available materials.
 

Wireless Hi Speed Internet

CCI Wireless Inc is now signing up customers for their new 4G wireless network. For a coverage map download the information package. For more information or installation call Riversedge Computers 780-656-2101 for Billing, technical issues and service upgrades call CCI Wireless  1-888-240-2224.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Any Residents or Businesses using security monitoring systems will have to update the emergency phone number contact information. Please notify your security company that the new emergency contact number is:

Any previous numbers registered with the previous call center will not work in the future.

Please Note: 9-1-1 services will not be affected. This notice is ONLY for the individuals or companies that use electronic security monitoring companies.

Any Question please Contact Scott Franchuk County Fire Chief at the Smoky Lake County Office @ 780-656-3730.
 

This website was last updated on:
Friday, May 17, 2013

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