The new Coronation town flag that was recently approved by council members at the last town council meeting held on Oct. 5. ECA Review/Submitted.
Coronation town council
A new flag for the town of Coronation was approved by council during their regular meeting on Oct. 5. Coronation CAO, Sandra Kulyk said that although council wanted to pay homage to the town’s history, and in this case specifically the flag (which is still being researched in full), they felt the old flag was outdated and the new flag has a more modern and up-to-date look.
The new flag will be flying in full colours in the near future. The town will have a flag unveiling to celebrate the official ‘changing of the flag’.
The Communities in Bloom committee received their full evaluation for this past summer’s competition and council applauded the glowing comments as well as the entire community of Coronation for their efforts in keeping the town clean.
Continuing to recognize a ‘yard of the week’ regardless of whether it is a competition year was discussed because of the positive effect it has on the overall look of the town.
The Parkland Regional Library budget was reviewed for 2016 and approved despite the two per cent increase which translates into an additional $145.
Hwy #12
Representatives from the Alberta Department of Transportation (DoT) are tentatively scheduled to arrive Oct. 28 for the sole purpose of seeing first-hand the condition of Hwy #12.
This scheduled meeting is the direct result of the Castor, Halkirk and Coronation town councils’ efforts during the recent Alberta Urban Municipalies Association (AUMA) convention when all three councils met with the DoT at the same time to get their attention and jointly voice their concerns.
Despite previous attempts to get Hwy #12 repaved or at least maintained, it seems the DoT has not felt that particular highway is in poor enough condition to render higher on their priority list.
Councillor Keith Griffiths challenged DoT’s Regional Director, Russ Watts by inviting him on a ‘road trip’ along Hwy #12 to experience the drive for himself and then show him another road in the province that was in worse condition.
