COUNTY OF ST. PAUL 2021 CALENDAR
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COUNTY OF ST. PAUL
Our Mission - To create desirable rural experiences
East of Heinsburg Our Vision - The leader in rural success
2021 CALENDAR
Photo by Nathan Barlad
JANUARY 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
31 1 2
New Year’s Day
Municipal General Election:
Nomination period opens
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Last Quarter
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
County of St. Paul
Council Meeting
New Moon
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
First Quarter
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
County of St. Paul
Public Works Meeting Full Moon
Photo by Gisele Kotowich
FEBRUARY 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
10% Penalty on unpaid
balances of County
property taxes Last Quarter
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
County of St. Paul
Council Meeting New Moon Chinese New Year
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Valentine’s Day Family Day First Quarter
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Canadian Agriculture Day
County of St. Paul
Public Works Meeting Full Moon
28
Springtime near St. Lina
MARCH 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
Municipal
Campground reservations
open through Camp
Reservations Canada Last Quarter
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
County of St. Paul
Council Meeting New Moon
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Daylight Saving Time
Begins
Canadian Agriculture
Safety Week St. Patrick’s Day Spring Equinox
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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First Quarter Public Works Meeting
28 29 30 31
Full Moon
It’s Wildfire Season! Photo by the St. Paul Fire Department
APRIL 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
Good Friday
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Easter
Last Quarter Easter Monday
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
County of St. Paul
New Moon Council Meeting
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
National
Soil Conservation Week First Quarter
25 26 27 28 29 30
County of St. Paul Day of Mourning recognizes
Full Moon
Public Works Meeting killed/injured workers
Apple Blossoms – A sign of spring
Photo by Steve UphamMAY 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Municipal General Election:
Third Party Advertising
Transfer Station
permitted as of May 1
Summer Hours begin
2 3 4 5 6 7 2
8
National Emergency
Preparedness Week
Last Quarter Anti-Bully/Pink Shirt Day
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
County of St. Paul
Council meeting
Deadline for ‘Do Not Spray’
Mother’s Day New Moon Agreements through ASB
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
County Municipal
First Quarter Campgrounds Open
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
County of St. Paul
Victoria Day Public Works Meeting Full Moon
30 31
Deadline for BMO
Farm Family Award
NominationsCanola fields located just south of Elk Point
JUNE 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
June is National
County Roadside Spraying
Indigenous History Month
begins in June Last Quarter
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
County of St. Paul
Seniors’ Week
Council Meeting New Moon
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
First Quarter
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Father’s Day St. Jean Baptiste Day
National Indigenous County of St. Paul
Summer Solstice Peoples Day Public Works Meeting Full Moon
27 28 29 30
County Property Taxes DueFloatingstone Lake
JULY 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
Canada Day
3% penalty added on current
unpaid County property taxes
Last Quarter
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
New Moon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Canada’s
Parks Day
County of St. Paul
Council Meeting First Quarter
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Full Moon
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
County of St. Paul
Public Works Meeting Last QuarterBarley fields near the Town of St. Paul
AUGUST 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Heritage Day
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
County of St. Paul
New Moon
Council Meeting
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
First Quarter
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
County of St. Paul
Full Moon Public Works Meeting
29 30 31
Last QuarterPhoto by Gisele Kotowich
SEPTEMBER 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Labour Day
County Municipal
Campgrounds close
New Moon
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
County of St. Paul
First Quarter Council Meeting
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Municipal General Election:
Nomination Period Ends
Full Moon Fall Equinox
26 27 28 29 30
Last Quarter
County of St. Paul
Public Works MeetingPhoto by Nathan Barlad
OCTOBER 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
31 1 2
Halloween
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fire Prevention
Week New Moon
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
County of St. Paul
Council Meeting
Thanksgiving First Quarter
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Municipal General Election Full Moon
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Public Works Meeting Last QuarterLac Bellevue
NOVEMBER 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
Transfer Station Winter
Hours begin New Moon
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Remembrance Day
Daylight Saving Time County of St. Paul Farm Fair International
Ends Council Meeting in Edmonton to November 14 First Quarter
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Full Moon
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
County of St. Paul
Public Works Meeting Last Quarter
28 29 30
First Day of HanukkahFrom Horseshoe Bay Road
DECEMBER 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
10% Tax Penalty on current
unpaid County property taxes New Moon
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
First Quarter
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
County of St. Paul
Council Meeting Full Moon
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Winter Solstice Christmas
26 27 28 29 30 31
Boxing Day
County of St. Paul
Last Quarter Public Works Meeting New Year’s EveCOUNCIL CONTACT INFO
Reeve: Steve Upham
Email: supham@county.stpaul.ab.ca
Cell Phone: 780-614-5107
Division 1: Darrell Younghans
Email: dyounghans@county.stpaul.ab.ca
Cell Phone: 780-645-8513
Division 2: Kevin Wirsta
Email: kwirsta@county.stpaul.ab.ca
Cell Phone: 780-614-5959
Division 3: Cliff Martin
Email: cmartin@county.stpaul.ab.ca
Cell Phone: 780-614-1551
Council for the County of St. Paul Division 4/Deputy Reeve: Maxine Fodness
Email: mfodness@county.stpaul.ab.ca
Top Row, left to right: Darrell Younghans, Kevin Wirsta, Home Phone: 780-645-4778
Cliff Martin, Laurent Amyotte, Dale Hedrick
Bottom Row, left to right: Sheila Kitz (CAO), Division 5: Dale Hedrick
Steve Upham, Maxine Fodness Email: dhedrick@county.stpaul.ab.ca
Cell Phone: 780-210-0889
Council information may change after the October 18, 2021 Municipal General Election.
Division 6: Laurent Amyotte
See the County’s website for current information.
Email: lamyotte@county.stpaul.ab.ca
Cell Phone: 780-210-2365County of St. Paul Administration Office Address: 5015-49 Avenue, St. Paul, Alberta, T0A 3A4 Phone: 780-645-3301 Fax: 780-645-3104 Email: countysp@county.stpaul.ab.ca Regular Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed from noon to 1:00 p.m. Closed on all Statutory Holidays County of St. Paul Public Works Office Street Address (not a mailing address): 5618-57 Street, St. Paul, Alberta Phone: 780-645-3006 Fax: 780-645-1800 Public Works After Hours (for emergencies) Phone: 780-645-0557 Regular Hours: April 26th to October 15th, 2021 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. October 18th, 2021 to April 22, 2022 (subject to change) 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed on all Statutory Holidays www.county.stpaul.ab.ca
PAYMENTS County payments can be made through on-line banking and
COUNTY PROGRAM INFORMATION telepayments, in-person, by mail, after-hours deposit at the Administration Office
(no cash please), and through Option Pay. Utility Customers can apply to have
their water and sewer bills automatically withdrawn from their bank account.
AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD (ASB) The Board delivers programs and services A Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan is available by which taxpayers make monthly
that aid local producers. These include rental equipment, weed and brush control, pest and payments on property taxes. See the County’s website under ‘Tax & Assessments’.
predator control, and conservation programs. See the County’s website under ‘Agriculture’
for program information.
RURAL ADDRESS A rural address sign is also known as a 911 sign: Property
owners are encouraged to obtain a Rural Address sign. A sign will assist visitors to
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Property owners are responsible for providing up-to-date
locate property, and will help police, fire and ambulance emergency crews to find
address information to the County to ensure that Tax and Assessment notices are mailed to
locations more quickly. Signs are available at no cost through the County Office.
the current address. The Change of Address form may be found on the County’s website
The application form may be located on the County’s website under ‘Municipal
under ‘Tax & Assessment/Property Tax’. The County does not provide change of address
Addressing’.
information to Alberta Land Titles.
FCSS The County of St. Paul & Elk Point FCSS provides communities with a wide range of SNOW FLAGS Snow flags are available year-round from the County Administration
programs and services that are preventative in nature. These include activities for seniors, and Public Works Offices, and the Town of Elk Point office. The fee is valid for
programs for children and youth, and community counseling assistance. one snow clearing. Seniors (age 65+) who are permanent residents within the County
can sign a lifetime agreement if the senior resides at that land location. This applies to
FIRE PERMITS Fire Permits are required on a year-round basis for all types of open widowed persons who were married to a senior but are not a senior themselves.
burning when burning conditions are allowed. Fire permits are issued for 10 days at a time There is no charge for seniors who are permanent residents and for persons with
and can be obtained from the County Administration Office. Check the County’s website or disabilities.
Facebook page to ensure there are no Fire Bans.
TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT Property taxes are due on/by June 30. A 3%
MAPS AND GIS County of St. Paul maps are easily accessible from the County’s website. tax penalty is added on July 1st to any unpaid balance of the current year taxes. An
Ownership maps are also available for purchase from the County Administration Office. additional 10% penalty will be added on December 1st to any unpaid balance of the
current year taxes. A 10% penalty will then be added on February 1st to any unpaid
PARKS AND RECREATION The County manages four campgrounds that are located at balance. If a property owner believes their assessment is unfair, a written complaint
Floatingstone Lake, Lac Bellevue, Stoney Lake and Westcove at Vincent Lake. Reservations to the Assessment Review Board may be made within 60 days from the notice of
are recommended and can be made online through Camp Reservations Canada as of March assessment date as shown on the tax notice. See the County website under ‘Tax
1, 2021. The campgrounds are open from the May Victoria Day weekend to the September & Assessments/ Assessment Complaints and Information’.
Labour Day weekend.
UTILITES Water utilities for rural residents in Ashmont, Mallaig and Lottie Lake are
administered by the County. See ‘Utilities’ on the County’s website for current rates.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT The County of St. Paul’s Planning & Development
department provides information for those looking to develop, subdivide or improve
WASTE MANAGEMENT County Transfer Stations and bins are located throughout
property. Information under ‘Planning & Development’ on the County’s website includes
the region. Do you have items that are usable but you no longer need? Take it or
links to permit applications and information on the process for applying for a permit.
Leave it areas are located at the six County-operated Transfer Stations. For locations
and hours, and for a list of items accepted at the Transfer Stations see the County’s
website under ‘Waste Management’.Alberta Emergency Management Agency 310-0000-780-422-9000
Alberta One-Call 1-800-242-3447
Alberta Seniors Benefit 1-877-644-9992
Alberta Supports 1-877-644-9992
ATCO Electric Emergency Line 1-800-668-5506
ATCO Natural Gas Emergency Line 1-800-511-3447
ATCO Power Outages, Downed Lines 1-800-668-5506
or Damaged Pole
County of St. Paul & Elk Point FCSS 780-645-1950
County of St. Paul Public Works 780-645-0557
After Hours
Crisis Line 1-877-302-2642
Dangerous Goods 1-800-272-9600
Distress Line 1-800-232-7288
Environmental & Dangerous Goods 1-800-272-9600
County Population 6,468 Emergencies
Median age of the population is 44.2 years*
Agriculture in the County 293.577 acres of cropland/ 965 Farm Operators* Health Link Alberta 811
County Public Works maintains 2,029 kilometers of roads within the County
Recycled materials at the 6 County Transfer Stations: Kids Help Line 1-800-668-6868
62% of items brought to the Transfer Stations are recycled
Poison & Drug Information Service 1-800-332-1414
The Transfer Stations were visited over 15,000 times in 2020
Almost 1500 Kgs of small batteries and cell phones have been recycled since 2017
*Statistics Canada, 2016
Many of the photos in the calendar were submitted for the 2021 Calendar Photo Competition.
‘Thank you’ to everyone who submitted photos. AMBULANCE, FIRE & POLICE EMERGENCY 911
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