Please be advised the Town of Peace River is proposing to increase the local access fee, which is charged to ATCO Electric for the use of the municipal lands for its power lines, effective January 1, 2024. The fee is recovered by ATCO Electric from its customers as the local franchise fee on electrical billings of all customers that receive electric service in the Town of Peace River. The Franchise fee will be increased from 11.5% to 12.5% on the delivery charges of ATCO Electric, excluding energy related riders. The average residential increase has been estimated at $1.24 per month, on an average consumption ofRead More →

The Town of Peace River is inviting quotes to provide annual bedding plants for flowerbeds throughout the town, and annual hanging flower baskets to be hung throughout the downtown core, for 2024. All project and submission details are included in the PDF document below. RFQ – Town Flower Supply 2024 Completed proposals can be e-mailed to Brian Wollis, Recreation Facilities Coordinator, at [email protected] before or on November 17, 2023.Read More →

Boil Water Advisory – Ended Posted: October 14 at 6:50 pm, Updated: October 18 at 4:00 pm. The Boil Water Advisory has ended! The notice from Alberta Health Services can be found here: Boil Water Advisory Ended – Posted Notice Peace River October 18, 2023 — Alberta Health Services declares that a BOIL WATER ADVISORY is in effect for 10601 to 11117 on 103 Street and 10301 to 10365 on 110 Avenue. The Advisory was issued on October 14, 2023 at 12:06pm Boil Water Advisory can be found here: Boil Water Advisory – Posted Notice Community Municipal Water Service is expected to return the eveningRead More →

This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is an invitation by the Town of Peace River (the “Town”) to prospective Proponents to submit non-binding Proposals for the provision of project management services to complete the implementation and transition of the Town’s Asset Retirement Obligations (ARO) Implementation (the “Project”) as further described in Section 2 of the project RFP – Deliverables (the “Deliverables”). The objective of the Project is to implement the new accounting standard Section PS 3280 for Asset Retirement Obligations (ARO) into the Town’s annual audited financial statements. Process RFP Town of Peace River RFP-2023-23-Asset-Retirement-Obligation RFP ISSUE DATE: October 12th, 2023 CLOSING DATE: October 26th, 2023Read More →

The Town of Peace River is accepting applications for one (1) permanent, full-time Public Works Lead Hand—with a heavy focus on equipment operation. Reporting to the Foreman of Public Works, the Public Works Lead Hand is integral to the day-to-day operations of the Town of Peace River and leading crews and operating equipment for snow-clearing, utility digs, performing maintenance on roads and assisting with parks maintenance. We’re looking for someone with the following key characteristics: A leader of teams in the field with the ability to conduct meetings, prepare work plans, order materials, track and complete work orders and execute work Experience operating equipment inRead More →

The Town of Peace River is inviting residents to become involved in a process that advocates to the Province for improved inmate release practices at the Peace River Correctional Centre. At this time, inmates being released are driven to downtown Peace River, where they are dropped off without means to access essential needs, and without transportation out of town. This has had a significant impact on our community, creating issues for residents and business owners. We are working hard to try and address these issues in a meaningful manner, but have faced challenges as a result of the number of inmates being released into ourRead More →

September 14, 2023  In July and early August, we shared news of what’s happening with the 101st Street slope. This information came after heavy rainfall caused the Town to barricade a portion of 101st Street to single lane traffic as engineering and geotechnical firms assessed the situation. On September 1, 2023, we closed a public tender for work which would address the damage that was visible at the time so the road could be reopened. There were no bids submitted to the Town of Peace River for the scope of work that was posted. The Town is actively working with our consultants to come upRead More →

PUBLIC NOTICE TO ELECTORS of the Town of Peace River in the Province of Alberta Sections 231, 264, and 265 of the Municipal Government Act TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Peace River, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to Bylaw No. 2140 which will, on final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said municipality to lend the sum of $20,000 to the Peace River Ski Club for the purpose of repaying their Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) Loan. The funds will be advanced from the Town’s Operating Reserve. The Peace River Ski Club will enterRead More →