If my father would have attended the Council meeting last night (Dec. 14th 2009) I could just hear him say if he were alive, “They did something right, by George”, complete with a twinkle in his eye as his name was also George. Of course He would have been correct, as he was most of the time. They did something very right. They demonstrated how democracy can and should work. They approved with all three readings C-725-09 – Municipal Utility Services Bylaw Amendment. Coun... [More]

A large group of concerned citizens were in attendance at the Spruce Grove City Council meeting last night Monday October 26th. They were there to support a delegation headed by Jacquie Victoor and Barry Twynam regarding utility billing. They would like to see Council repeal the Municipal Utility Services Bylaw Amendment(C-702-09) and implement measures to reduce collection costs and eliminate bad debt. It seems that there are a lot of tenants renting property in Spruce Grove who do not pay t... [More]