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A FIRE ADVISORY has been issued for Lac Ste. Anne County: Effective as of 3:00 pm, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, until further notice. Welcome moisture was received across all areas of the County in recent days. Moderate temperatures, with some scattered showers are expected throughout the next 10 days. Fine fuel moisture has increased due to green up conditions. This reduces hazard in our area in light grassy fuels and mixed treed fuels. As a result of these changes, the Complete Fire Ban status has now been reduced to a FIRE ADVISORY. Allowed conditional burning in accordance with monitoring and weather conditions permitting is as follows: Fire(s) in acceptable fire pits Campfires on a non-combustible surface surrounded by a fire ring Permitted short-duration open burning with inspection by a Fire Guardian Burn barrels Wood-fired appliances, incinerators Propane powered appliances and pallet smokers • Smudge and or ceremonial fires Prohibited burning includes: Large pile (greater than 16’ in diameter), multiple piles, or windrow burning activities Fireworks Any burning activity not defined as allowed Please report any wildfire to 9-1-1 with the exact location to assist Lac Ste. Anne County Fire Services personnel in locating and extinguishing these fires. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. For further information, contact the Lac Ste. Anne County Fire Services department at 1.866.880.5722 or 780.785.3411, or visit LSAC.ca or CountyFire.ca. Additional information may be found at www.albertafirebans.ca.

This is to advise you that we are updating the Fire Rating in Lac Ste. Anne County to FIRE RESTRICTION. Website messaging and AlbertaFireBans.ca will be in the process of being updated over the next 24 hours. See the following key messages related to this status change. Effective today. Fire Restriction Fire hazard conditions in light and medium fuels are at a level where fires can start and grow quickly. With a significant warming trend in the weather forecast hazards will also increase. No open burning fires or major burn operations are allowed, no fireworks. SAFE fires in acceptable fire pits, burn barrels/incinerators with screens, pellet smokers or other enclosed outdoor wood fired appliances as well as gas/propane stoves, and barbeques are allowed with conditions. A SAFE fire under this restriction is a CONTINOUSLY monitored fire of LIMITED size for cooking, warming, or recreation, burning within an ACCEPTABLY constructed fire pit or appliance, with a spark arresting screen, no more than 1 meter in diameter and 24 inches in height, built on a non-combustible surface. No burning of any kind for any reason with winds above 15km/hr. No burning without an acceptable extinguishing method, immediately at hand.

APRIL 24TH, 2025 SUMMER VILLAGE OF CASTLE ISLAND SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 28TH, 2025 WRITTEN NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL CALLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 194 OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT. THE MAYOR HAS REQUESTED THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL BE HELD ON APRIL 28TH, 2025 COMMENCING AT 4:00 P.M. IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM. IAN KUPCHENKO, MAYOR WENDY WILDMAN, CAO CALVIN SMITH, DEPUTY MAYOR JEFF ELKOW, COUNCILLOR

There is a new policy re candidates and councillors for municipalities.

2025 ELECTIONS!!!! Nomination Day: Sunday, June 1st, 2025 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at the Castle Island Gazebo – located at Municipal Reserve, #P19 Election Day: Sunday, June 29th, 2025 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Castle Island Gazebo – located at Municipal Reserve, #P19

Transportation and outings for December 2024 and January 2025

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) has been identified in the waters of Lac Ste. Anne, located in Lac Ste. Anne County. • Avoid all contact with cyanobacterial blooms. If contact occurs, wash with tap water as soon as possible. • Do not swim or wade or allow your pets to swim or wade in any areas where cyanobacteria is visible.

The Fire Status for Castle Island has been upgraded to a Fire Restriction effective July 15th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. All fires in acceptable pits or appliances are still allowed with continuous monitoring in place and provided that an extinguishing method is also available. For further information please visit www.albertafirebans.ca.

FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA LEVELS EXCEED RECOMMENDED LIMITS. CONTACT WITH THESE WATERS MAY CAUSE ILLNESS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MONITORING OF THIS BEACH, PLEASE CONTACT ALBERTA HEATH SERVICES AT 811

Happy Hour at the Castle Island Gazebo. 4pm Bring your beverage. Bring along any guests you may have visiting. We are going to do this every Friday for the summer. Just a chance to meet up and connect every week. If you can stop by great...if not then maybe another week. The Castle Island Social Committee  aka: Shannon and Corinne