Council has approved a motion to reschedule the Regular Council meeting from the third Tuesday of the month to Wednesday, May 22nd at 6 PM.

A Special Council Meeting will be held in the Town Office (4818 – 47th Street) Council Chambers to address the following business items:

1. Main Street & Sewer Rehabilitation Tenders
2. Re-schedule May Regular Meeting Date

The agenda is available on the website: Government > Mayor & Council > Meetings & Agendas

Application forms can be found at on this website or can be picked up at the Town Office.

Reminder: all applicants must have registered non-status status and must include their most recent financial statements with their application.

Applications can be sent to:

Recreation Funding Committee, Box 129, Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0

Council declared the week of May 17 – 25, 2019 as National Public Works Week and urges all citizens to join with representatives of the Canadian Public Works Association and government agencies in activities, events and ceremonies designated to pay tribute to our public works professionals, engineers, managers and employees to recognize the substantial contributions they make in protecting our national health, safety and quality of work.

Notice of a Special Meeting of Sedgewick Town Council is hereby given under the authority of section 194 of the Municipal Government Act.

The Special Agenda has been posted to the Meetings and Agenda page.

The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at Sedgewick Town Office at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019.

One Councillor will participate in the meeting through electronic means.

Council addressed the following items in the February 26, 2019 Council meeting:

Borrowing Bylaw 552

Council endorsed final reading to Borrowing Bylaw 552 that authorizes the Town of incur indebtedness by the issuance of debentures in the amount of $1.5 M for the purpose of revitalizing Main Street (4800 Block of 47^th Street) which is to include sanitary sewer mains, pavement, sidewalks, light fixtures and other landscaping items.

Sedgewick Public Library Bylaw 553

Council endorsed Sedgewick Public Library Bylaw 553.

Records Retention Bylaw

Council endorsed Records Retention Bylaw 554.

Flagstaff Intermunicipal Partnership (FIP) 2019 Budget

Council approved the 2019 FIP budget which results in a $5,653.93 requisition for the Town of Sedgewick.

Public Works – Joint Employment Opportunity

Council directed Administration to move forward in a partnership with the Town of Hardisty to jointly hire a third Public Works employee with the Town of Sedgewick being the lead employer and a 2019 budget of $30,000.

Lot Prices on New 54^th Avenue Residential Subdivision

Council endorsed a motion that the 54^th Avenue Phase I residential subdivision lots be priced at $5/square foot and that as an incentive Council agrees to cancel all property taxes owed to the municipality in 2019, 2020 and 2021 for individuals who purchase a lot before December 31^st, 2019.

March Council Meeting Postponement

Council rescheduled the March 21^st Regular Council meeting from a 6:00 pm start to 7:00 pm.

All Tax Accounts with overdue Taxes for 2018  were already levied a 10% penalty on August 1st. If 2018 Taxes remain unpaid past December 31, 2018, an additional penalty of 18% is levied against ALL arrears on account, including the August 1st 10% Penalty.

Therefore, it is very advantageous to pay any outstanding taxes prior to January 1, 2019. Contact the Town Office (780-384-3504)  if you have any questions or concerns regarding overdue taxes.

The Town of Sedgewick is pleased to announce that multi-platinum selling American country music artist Clay Walker has committed to a performance at the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre on Saturday, April 6th, 2019.  One of the most successful country acts of the past decade, Walker is known for doing whatever it takes to please an audience and combines a dedicated work ethic with God-given talent to regularly bring crowds to their feet.

After exploding onto the Texas honky-tonk scene in 1993 with back-to-back #1 hits “What’s It To You” and “Live Until I Die”, Walker went on to place 31 titles on the Billboard’s singles chart including other chart toppers such as “Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open”, “If I Could Make A Living”, and “Rumour Has It”.  Throughout his career, Walker’s smooth, evocative voice and energetic stage presence has helped him score four platinum and two gold albums along with legions of dedicated fans and national acclaim.  After achieving total album sales of over eleven million and eleven #1 hit singles, he has recently released his highly anticipated newest single “Working On Me” featuring what is being coined as addicting grooves and tender-hearted lyrics.

Growing up in the Lone Star State, Walker knew early that he wanted to be a country recording artist and follow in the footsteps of friends Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Byrd.  At 16-years-old while working the night shift at a Super 8, he convinced a radio station to play a song he self-recorded on a cassette tape despite being against corporate policy.  This moment changed his life forever as a lengthy string of hits followed throwing him into the national spotlight.

Walker is making Alberta stops in Sedgewick, Brooks and Penhold. Tickets go on sale December 12th.

Despite his success, Walker has never strayed far from his Texas roots and lone star lifestyle.  In 1996 he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and was told by his doctor that he would likely be in a wheelchair within four years and facing death in eight.  More than 20 years later, through a combination of hard work in managing his symptoms along with timely medical breakthroughs, Walker has become an inspiration to his fans and continues to be one of the hardest working country artists in the business.  “I think the best years of my recording career are ahead of me,” claims the country crooner.  “I believe if the good Lord wants it, who’s going to stop it?”

Walker takes to Campbell-McLennan Chrysler stage at 9pm on April 6th, with a to-be-named supporting act kicking off the show at 8pm.  The concert will be the third such show hosted in Sedgewick within the last 9 months with Canadian party-band Trooper rocking the venue in July and country singer Brett Kissel attracting a capacity audience in early November.  “We’ve had a couple of really successful shows already in 2018 that really exceeded our expectations,” said Town of Sedgewick CAO Jim Fedyk.  “Right now our plan is to space out two shows over the course of the year and try to continue with the current momentum.  We feel our area is craving this type of entertainment and so far, thanks especially to the tremendous corporate support, we’ve been able to deliver.”  Tickets for the show go on sale on December 12^th at 10am and can be purchased at the Town of Sedgewick’s administration office, Sedgewick or Killam Co-op grocery stores, or at ticketmaster.ca.

The Town of Sedgewick invites Everyone to a rocking Christmas Show and Dance at the Sedgewick Community Hall December 8th!

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New/Revised Recycling Program Rolling Into Sedgewick!

Flagstaff Waste is hoping to deliver all the new bins required for the new Recycling Program by October 15th. A Marketing Campaign to highlight the program changes has been appearing in the Community Press the last few weeks. You can read them here: Community Press Published Recycling Information

The success of the Recycling Program is dependent on the Users. Residents are encouraged to explore the information provided, in order to be more informed and to have a better understanding of the program.

Flagstaff Waste has produced several graphics to assist residents. Please feel free to download, print and use these graphics as you see fit.