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By Tanner Smith
County of GP

County Council looking at street naming opportunities in Clairmont

Aug 25, 2026 | 6:01 AM

County of Grande Prairie Council held its regular meeting yesterday (Monday, Aug.24).

During their meeting, Council directed administration to bring information to a future meeting on “the costs to re-address properties within the Hamlet of Clairmont and public engagement opportunities for street naming.”

To go with that request, they also asked administration to draft a Municipal Addressing Bylaw and Addressing Standards.

During the meeting, a pair of policies were approved while one was put up for review:

Policy N49 Bond Agreement — Council approved Policy N49 – Bond Agreement as presented. The policy outlines when bond agreements may be used to permit commercial vehicles to operate above mandated road ban restrictions.

Policy N3 Gravel Donations for Community Facilities — Council approved Policy N3 – Gravel Donations for Community Facilities as presented. The policy defines the steps involved for gravel donation requests from Community Facilities within the County.

Policy N17/M19 Approaches Constructed by Resource Companies — Council received information on Policy N17/M19 that details the process for processing requests from resource companies to construct approaches for access to County roads as part of the mandatory review of policies following an election.

Taxes were also discussed during the meeting, with Council setting an annual tax sale date as Oct. 23, 2026, and taking a 2026 property tax summary as information.

Council also gave three final readings to three rezoning bylaws near Sexsmith, Teepee Creek and Bezanson:

  • Council gave final reading to Bylaw #2680-26-034 to redesignate 2.20 hectares (5.45 acres) of land located north of Township Road 732, west of Range Road 60 and east of Highway 2, approximately 1.30 km south of Sexsmith from an Agricultural (AG) District to a Highway Industrial (RM-4) District.
  • Council gave final reading to Bylaw #2680-26-035 to redesignate 4.05 hectares (10.00 acres) of land located west of Range Road 32 and north of Township Road 740, approximately 2.41 km east of Teepee Creek from a Country Residential (CR-2) District to a Country Residential (CR-5) District.
  • Council gave final reading to Bylaw #2680-26-036 to redesignate one lot located along west of 102 Street and north of 98 Avenue in the Hamlet of Bezanson from a Rural Residential Mixed (RR-4) District to a Medium Residential (MDR) District.

 Finally, Council approved both a sponsorship and funding request to end the meeting:

  • $84,769 to the South Peace Regional Archives for continued operational support for a new three-year term following the organization’s annual update presentation. The agreement includes a 3% escalator to be included in the County’s Grant Budget for 2028 ($87,312) and 2029 ($89,931).
  • Council to purchase tickets at the cost of $123 per person for the Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park 30th Annual Comedy Nite Fundraiser on Sept. 19.

    Following yesterday’s meeting Council provided a correction on its next meeting date, which is set for Sept. 8.

by Tanner Smith