Council · Regular
January 13, 2026
Regular Council Meeting
09:00 – 16:30 · 7h 30m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Aimee Couturier Executive Assistant — Breda Cormack Acting General Manager, Financial Services — Chad Moore Manager, Protective Services / Fire Chief — Chris Krath Senior Development Engineer — Chris Wells Director, Community and Protective Services — Gord Cebryk General Manager, Infrastructure and Operational Services — Jennifer Thompson Manager, Planning and Development Services — Jesse Sopko Manager, Legislative and Legal Services — Jordan Widmer Municipal Lands Coordinator — Kyle Schole Senior Planner, Land Management — Martyn Bell Program Lead, Current Planning — Max Adu-Safo Director, Transportation and Engineering Services — Maya Pungur-Buick General Manager, Corporate Services — Milad Asdaghi General Manager, Development and Economic Services — Rebecca Schapansky Planner, Current Planning — Robert Stephenson Manager, Corporate Planning and Intergovernmental Services — Scot Williams Capital Projects Officer, Transportation and Engineering Services — Stephen Hinton Manager, Capital Engineering Services — Tanis Sawatsky Legislative Advisor — Travis Peter Chief Administrative Officer — Tyler McNab Program Lead, Development and Safety Codes —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the January 13, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda be adopted as amended, with the addition of item 7.2 Closed Session - Intergovernmental Update.
- · Motion 2 added: That the December 9, 2025 Regular Council Meeting Minutes be adopted as presented; and That the amended 2026 Meeting Calendar be approved, as provided in Attachment 1.
- · Motion 3 added: That the presentation from Pam and Warren Toews regarding the undeveloped government road allowance at Range Road 202 south of Township Road 574 be referred to Administration to present information and a recommendation at a future Council …
- · Motion 4 added: That Bylaw 1693/25 be given first reading.
- · Motion 5 added: That Motion 107/24 be rescinded.
- · Motion 6 added: That Bylaw 1701/25 be given first reading.
- · Motion 7 added: That the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to execute the Fire Services Agreement with the Town of Morinville for the period of January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2031 as included in Attachment 1.
- · Motion 8 added: That Council engage the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission on their Interim Report and appoint Councillor McLennan to attend and represent Sturgeon County within the Commission's public hearing process.
- · Motion 9 added: That Administration be directed to engage existing and prospective agribusiness and agritourism operators in Sturgeon County, in alignment with the approach described in the Request for Decision, to receive feedback on the implementation o…
- · Motion 10 added: That Administration bring forward options and implications to Council in Q1 2026 for policy amendments that would lower the maximum and/or overall density requirements for development in Planning Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5 within the Sturgeon Va…
- · Motion 11 added: That Council move to a closed session at 3:18 p.m. pursuant to section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with section 28 (local public body confidences) and section 29 (advice from officials) of the Access to Informa…
- · Motion 12 added: That Council move out of closed session at 3:23 p.m.
- · Motion 13 added: That Administration be authorized to submit the Prioritization of Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Resolutions for Advocacy resolution to the Rural Municipalities of Alberta.
- · Motion 14 added: That the closed session materials and discussion of item 7.1 of the January 13, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Agenda remain confidential pursuant to section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with section 28 (local pub…
- · Motion 15 added: That Council move to a closed session at 3:25 p.m. pursuant to section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with section 26 (disclosure harmful to intergovernmental relations) and section 29 (advice from officials) of t…
- · Motion 16 added: That Council move out of closed session at 4:28 p.m.
- · Motion 17 added: That the closed session Intergovernmental Update be received as information and the discussion remain confidential pursuant to section 197(2) of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with section 26 (disclosure harmful to intergov…
- · Motion 18 added: That the January 13, 2026 Regular Council Meeting be adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Jason Berry (present)
- · Attendance added: Alanna Hnatiw (present)
- · Attendance added: Amanda Papadopoulos (present)
- · Attendance added: Kristin Toms (present)
- · Attendance added: Matthew McLennan (present)
- · Attendance added: Richard Boissonneault (present)
- · Attendance added: Deanna Stang (present)
- · Attendance added: Maya Pungur-Buick (present)
- · Attendance added: Milad Asdaghi (present)
- · Attendance added: Gord Cebryk (present)
- · Attendance added: Breda Cormack (present)
- · Attendance added: Chris Wells (present)
- · Attendance added: Max Adu-Safo (present)
- · Attendance added: Jesse Sopko (present)
- · Attendance added: Robert Stephenson (present)
- · Attendance added: Chad Moore (present)
- · Attendance added: Jennifer Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: Stephen Hinton (present)
- · Attendance added: Chris Krath (present)
- · Attendance added: Scot Williams (present)
- · Attendance added: Martyn Bell (present)
- · Attendance added: Tyler McNab (present)
- · Attendance added: Kyle Schole (present)
- · Attendance added: Travis Peter (present)
- · Attendance added: Jordan Widmer (present)
- · Attendance added: Rebecca Schapansky (present)
- · Attendance added: Aimee Couturier (present)
- · Attendance added: Tanis Sawatsky (present)