Do you have a Concern or a Complaint?

Please visit our website at www.donnelly.ca and click on ‘Complaints’.

We now have a form that you can download and send to the Village office.

You can send it by

• Fax: 780-925-2100
• Email: admin@donnelly.ca
• Village of Donnelly Drop Box conveniently located in the lobby area of the Village Office

Effective immediately, Animal Control will no longer be issuing warnings to the Owner of a Dog or Cat that is deemed to have failed or refused to comply with Bylaw 15-03 (see below).

As per Schedule “B” of Bylaw 15-03, the following fines will be issued without warnings:

•  Fail to obtain a Dog or Cat Licence – $100.00
•  Have more than two pets on premises – $200.00
•  Allow a Dog or Cat to Run at Large = $100.00
• Allow a Dog or Cat/Domestic Anima to defecate on public/private property = $100.00
• Permit a Dog or Cat to bark or howl excessively – $200.00
• Permit a Dog or Cat to be a public nuisance – biting/attempting to bite/chase people – $500.00
• Negligently allow a Dog or Cat/Domestic  Animal to run at large – $200.00
• Tease, torment, annoy, harm or willfully neglect a Dog or Cat/Domestic Animal – $400.00
• Without provocation an animal has bit or attacked persons or other animals – $5000.00

For a complete list of the penalties in Schedule “B” or to review Bylaw 15-03:

Hierarchy of Plans in Alberta

Land use planning in Alberta is subject to plans at both the provincial level and the municipal level of government. In addition, with the implementation of the provincial Land Use Framework and the Alberta Land Stewardship Act some planning decisions will be made at the regional level.

Please click on the link below to see a diagram outlining the various plans, their hierarchy and their place in the provincial, regional and municipal realms.

Hierarchy-of-Plans-in-Alberta

Smoky River Regional Landfill is taking part in a new Electronics Pilot project with Alberta Recycling. Please look at all of the new electronics they will be accepting.

Village of Donnelly receives grant to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Village of Donnelly were successful applicants of the Recreation Energy Conservation Funding Program through Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC).

The grant funding (totalling $25,227) allowed the Guy-Donnelly Sportex to install a deaerator designed by REALIce on the facility’s ice making system to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The REALice water treatment system for arenas eliminates the need for hot water when building and resurfacing ice. The system removes the micro-air bubbles from water without using chemicals, filters or membranes. With the ability to utilize cold water during the process, facilities will notice substantially lower utility costs annually and over the lifetime of the device.

Donnelly’s Climate Change Coordinator Emily Plihal explains the system will help reduce environmental impact and will also help to save money on energy bills.

“The Village councillors and Sportex volunteer board have been looking at ways to reduce operational costs that will also help their facility become more environmentally friendly,” says Plihal. “After installation of the deaerator system it is expected that the facility will notice a GHG emissions reduction of 45 tCO2e per year. Notably this reduces their energy consumption by an expected 43,000 kWh annually, which will save significant amounts of money spent on utilities.”

The device was installed at the arena at the beginning of August and will be utilized when the facility gets ready to open later this fall.

“MCCAC staff members were very helpful in the application process,” says Plihal. “The grants provided by MCCAC allow municipalities to invest in opportunities that they may not otherwise be able to afford. The grants provide the opportunity for municipalities in our province to make changes that help to reduce environmental impact thus mitigating climate change.”