46 Avenue W Road Reconstruction Update
This project involved the entire reconstruction and resurfacing of 46 Avenue W between 54 and 57 Street W and a portion of the intersection at 46 Avenue W between 54 and 53 Street (Highway 856).
Replacement of a section of sewer line under 46 Avenue W has been completed. From August 4 – 6 excavation work between 54 and 56 Street W will commence to upgrade the base and prepare for paving.
On August 9 and 10 the entire Avenue will be closed for base work. Once completed the road will re-open for residents to be able to access their properties from 46 Avenue W prior to paving occurring.
Border Paving will be advising property owners along 46 Avenue W directly on the planned timing of paving after this work is complete.
Alleyways will remain open throughout the construction process allowing residents access to their properties.
We regret the inconvenience and thank all residents for their patience and understanding while these necessary road improvements are done.
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Thank you to everyone that came out and celebrated SUMMER FEST on Main Street !
The Village was very pleased to support the Forestburg Library in their book, arts and craft sale and also happy that so many residents took the time to come by the food station and grab a burger (while they lasted),
a hot dog and water on what must have been the hottest day of the year!
A special thank you to The Green Store and to Tim and Jody for their donation of buns for the event.
We could tell by the line up that all those out enjoyed the burgers and dogs sourced from Moore’s Shop Easy and additional buns from Val’s Social Butterfly.
When supplies ran low a quick trip to the Forestburg Food Mart allowed us to provide some additional food and by our count over 150 people came out for Summer Fest !
It was great to see everyone and to talk with friends and neighbours in a way not possible these past months.
Enjoy the summer and be mindful of the heat this next week!
We look forward to the next opportunity to gather after the summer.
Village of Forestburg Swimming Pool Update:
As the temperature keeps climbing, we have had a few folks come into the Village Office to inquire about the status of the repair work at the Forestburg Swimming Pool.
It seemed an appropriate time to update the community on its’ status.
Like everyone we understand the desire to have the pool open as soon as possible.
As some of you may be aware, when the original liner was removed last year there was a lot of corrosion of the metal around the skimmers and in the crawlspace that required extensive repairs before the new liner could be installed.
Once we received the results of an inspection by a structural engineer, we had Battle River Ironworks engaged to complete those needed repairs.
Unfortunately securing all the necessary supplies and completing the repairs took longer than anticipated and the pool was not ready for the May window for installation that we had arranged with our contracted installer.
There was additional plumbing work that was needed to be done due to a significant break that occurred over this past winter as well as to reinstall some plumbing that needed to be removed to fix the pool basin.
We are happy to report that the basin repairs have been completed and signed off by our engineer and that all the plumbing repairs are now complete.
Unfortunately, we have been advised by our contracted installer that they do not have another opening in their summer calendar and will not be installing the liner this year.
This was unwelcome news as they had told us that we did have an alternate installation date at the end of summer if they were unable to install the liner in May.
Despite this, we are currently attempting to find another installer that may be able to undertake the liner installation sooner.
We are contacting other installers that originally bid on our project and also asking them for any referrals they can give us about others that may be able to undertake the installation work in a calendar and cost timeframe that we can accept.
Please know that we are doing all we can to try and complete the project as soon as possible with the goal of opening our pool as soon as possible.
Please feel free to contact us at the Village Office if you have any further questions. We thank you for your continued patience and understanding.
The provincial government’s announcement last week of a timeline for proceeding to Phase 3 of Alberta’s Re-opening Plan
has indicated that public health measures implemented to halt the spread of the pandemic are being lifted.
As you know, last year Village Council passed a mandatory masking bylaw designed to compliment the provincial health orders
and help reduce and ideally prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus after a local outbreak occurred.
Earlier this year, Village Council amended the Village’s Masking Bylaw to allow for it’s suspension if the province suspended or removed the requirement for mandatory public mask wearing.
It is the Village’s understanding that the province has announced its intention to do exactly that.
Accordingly, when the province moves to Phase 3 on July 1st, the Village’s Mandatory Masking Bylaw will also be suspended.
At that time, it will be left to an individual to decide whether they wish to continue wearing face masks in public settings or not.
The Village’s Bylaw does allow for the reintroduction of mandatory mask wearing by a Motion of Council.
It is our hope that with continued vaccinations and continued health measures such as hand washing and appropriate distancing, we will not see another upsurge in COVID-19 variant infections and additional measures will not become necessary.
Thank you for your efforts in ensuring the broader community health. They are certainly appreciated.
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