NOTICE – BYLAW 2026-08 MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF OPPORTUNITY Municipal Ward Boundaries, Number of Wards and Names and/or Numbers for each Ward As per Section 606(2) of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c-M-26, as amended (the Municipal Government...
NOTICE – BYLAW 2026-08 MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF OPPORTUNITY Municipal Ward Boundaries, Number of Wards and Names and/or Numbers for each Ward As per Section 606(2) of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c-M-26, as amended (the Municipal Government Act"), notice is hereby given to the residents of the Municipal District of Opportunity that Bylaw 2026-08 was given FIRST READING on June 8, 2026. Bylaw 2026-08 is a bylaw of the Municipal District of Opportunity authorizing a Council to specify the number of Councillors to serve on the Council of the Municipal District of Opportunity, to establish Ward Boundaries for its Municipality, including the number of Wards and Names and/or Numbers for each Ward as follows: Ward # – Hamlet/Community – Number of Councillors to be Elected #1 – Wabasca – 4 #2 – Calling Lake – 2 #3 – Sandy Lake – 1 #4 – Red Earth Creek – 1 #5 – Chipewyan Lake – 1 Total: 9 A copy of the proposed Bylaw 2026-08 may be obtained and inspected at any of the following offices:
M.D. of Opportunity Box 60 Wabasca, Alberta T0G 2K0 780-891-3778 2077 Mistassiniy Road North ---- M.D. of Opportunity Box 22 Calling Lake, Alberta T0G 0K0 780-331-3860 2824 Central Drive ---- M.D. of Opportunity Box 50 Red Earth Creek, Alberta T0G 1X0 780-649-3427 249 Red Earth Drive ---- Pursuant to Section 231(1) of the Municipal Government Act when a Bylaw has been advertised, the ELECTORS of a municipality may submit a petition for a vote of the electors to determine whether the proposed bylaw or resolution should be passed.
Procedure to File a Petition: 1. A petition under this section for a vote of the electors on a proposed bylaw required to be advertised by another Part of this Act or another enactment is not sufficient unless it is filed with the chief administrative officer within 60 days after the last date on which the proposed bylaw is advertised. 2.
A petition must be signed by the required number of petitioners. In the case of a municipality, other than a summer village, by electors of the municipality equal in number to at least 10% of the population. 3.
A petition must consist of one or more pages, each of which must contain an identical statement of the purpose of the petition. 4. The petition must include, for each petitioner, a. the printed surname and printed given names or initials of the petitioner, b.
the petitioner’s signature c. the street address of the petitioner or the legal description of the land on which the petitioner lives, & the petitioner’s telephone number or email address if any; d. the date on which the petitioner signs the petition. 5.
Each signature must be witnessed by an adult person who must: a. sign opposite the signature of the petitioner, and b. take an affidavit that to the best of the person’s knowledge the signature witnessed are those of persons entitled to sign the petition. 6. The petition must have attached to it the affidavits referred to in part 5 above.
7. The petition must have attached to it a signed statement of a person stating that: a. the person is the representative of the petitioners, and b. the municipality or the Minister, as the case may be, may direct any inquiries about the petition to the representative.
This Notice is dated June 8, 2026. Chief Administrative Officer,
- Published
- Jul 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 14, 2026
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- Town And Country Today
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- Politics
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- 3 min
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