Posted on: May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023 – Kneehill County invites local farmers and landowners to attend an informative session on renewable energy developments, June 12, 2023, at the Trochu Community Centre, starting at 7 pm.
Featuring Darcy Allen from the Farmer...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: March 29, 2023
Kneehill County, March 28, 2023 - Kneehill County Council has approved the 2023 Operating and Capital budgets.
Council’s priorities throughout budget deliberations were to maintain existing service levels, while ensuring effective manag...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: October 12, 2022
NEWS RELEASE
Fossil Retrieval at Horseshoe Canyon
Kneehill County, October 12, 2022 - On October 5, 2022, Kneehill County staff from the Parks and Transportation Departments worked alongside a team from the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology to retrieve ...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: June 30, 2022
NEWS RELEASE
Torrington Fire Member receive Long Service Award Medals
Kneehill County, June 22, 2022 - Kneehill County Council presented members of the Torrington Fire Department with long service awards. Seven volunteer firefighters were recognized in the ...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: June 30, 2022
NEWS RELEASE
Torrington Fire Receives New Tender
Kneehill County, June 22, 2022 - The community of Torrington received a new Fire Tender to the Torrington Fire Hall. The residents who were able to attend the Ratepayer meeting, County Council and firefighter...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: June 9, 2022
Kneehill County, June 7, 2022 - Kneehill County Council announces two Ratepayer Evenings in June of 2022.
Previously known as Kneehill County’s “Discovery Fair,” the events have been renamed to avoid confusion with Kneehill Re...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: April 27, 2022
Under the Bylaw, modest changes to residential, farmland, and non-residential tax rates will ensure current service level standards are maintained in response to increased provincial budget pressures.
Individual impacts will vary based on assessm...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: April 13, 2022
Kneehill County, April 13, 2022 - The Kneehill Regional Emergency Management Agency (KREMA) hosted a five-day training exercise with Three Hills, Trochu, Acme, Carbon, Linden, and Kneehill County teams working collaboratively to prepare and respo...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: December 14, 2021
December 14, 2021
News Release
Kneehill County grants one-time COVID relief funding for Rural Community Halls
At the December 14th, 2021, Council Meeting, Kneehill County Council approved a one-time COVID relief grant to rural community halls in Kn...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: December 14, 2021
December 14, 2021
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has announced that Kneehill County, Alberta, has received GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its 2021 budg...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: August 17, 2021
August 17, 2021
News Release
DECLARATION OF AGRICULTURAL DISASTER – KNEEHILL COUNTY
At the August 17th, 2021, Council Meeting, Kneehill County Council moved to declare an Agricultural Disaster for Kneehill County.
This declaration was made in respon...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021
News Release
Clarification on Rescinding of Councillor Appointments
In response to questions posed regarding Council motions made in relation to Councillor Hugo, the following is intended to provide additional clarity on the matter and...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: May 18, 2021
On Saturday, May 15th, 2021, firefighters in the Kneehill region took part in fire training hosted at the Fire Training Structure in Trochu.
Kneehill County and region received $13,136 in provincial grant funding for training through the Alberta...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: May 11, 2021
At the May 11, 2021, Council Meeting, Kneehill County Council passed Tax Rate Bylaw 1834.
Under the Bylaw, changes to residential, farmland, and non-residential tax rates remain modest and competitive with other rural municipalities, despite the ...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: February 14, 2020
Contributions from Kneehill County, the Torrington and District Agricultural Society and the Torrington Curling Club, along with provincial grants from the Community Facility Enhancement Program and Alberta Agricultural Society, have given the Ron Gorr Me...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: November 4, 2020
At the October 27, 2020, Regular Council meeting, Kneehill County Council moved to donate fire engines E11 and K2 to the Alberta Society for Firefighters Abroad.
The K2 is a 1986 Mack pumper that has been in storage as a spare unit, but no longer meets NFP...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: March 9, 2021
At the March 9, 2021, Council meeting, Council approved Policy 3-1, Council Compensation and Expense Remuneration.
Council first reviewed and discussed policies relating to Council compensation at the January 26, 2021, Council meeting. A draft po...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: February 19, 2021
Following the Great Plains MDF presentation to Kneehill County Council on February 9, 2021, the company formally announced their intention to build North America's largest wheat straw MDF facility in Kneehill County.
“Kneehill County Council woul...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: October 20, 2020
On Monday, October 19, 2020, Minister of Municipal Affairs Tracy Allard announced the Province’s decision regarding the Oil and Gas Assessment review.
Rather than implementing one of the four original recommendations proposed--any of which would ...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: September 28, 2020
News Release
On September 28, 2020, Kneehill County region's fire services were further enhanced with the delivery of four brand new fire trucks to the fire halls in the Town of Trochu, Village of Carbon, Village of Acme, and Hamlet of Torrington. The engi...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: June 30, 2020
Torrington Fire Media Release
At 340am on Tuesday, June 30, a structure fire occurred on 1st Street in Torrington. Three occupants received medical attention, however they were out of the building when fire arrived.
Torrington Fire and Trochu Fire...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: June 29, 2020
At the June 23, 2020, Council Meeting, Kneehill County Council directed Administration to move towards the construction of a day-use washroom facility with a café and retail space at Horseshoe Canyon. Prior to construction, Administration will present opt...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: April 29, 2020
April 29, 2020 News Release
Tax Rate Bylaw
At the April 28, 2020 Council Meeting, Kneehill County Council passed Tax Rate Bylaw 1814. Under the new bylaw, changes to the residential tax burden are modest, non-residential gas producers will see an overall re...
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Kneehill County Media Releases
Posted on: April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020
COVID-19 Reeve’s Video Message #1
Good afternoon. My name is Jerry Wittstock, Reeve of Kneehill County. Today I would like to talk to you about COVID-19, and what the County is doing to maintain services during this pandem...
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Kneehill County Media Releases