Alberta's Winter Walk Day takes place on February 2, 2022. If you take part, please record your name by calling 403-853-4042. This is the first year the Town takes part as a registered organization. We want to show everyone the great participation in our community! This annual event encourages people to be active in the winter. More than 800 organizations and 100,000 people took part last year. For details visit the Town’s Parks & Rec Facebook page and click on Events. Stay active, High River!

Residential Garbage Collection Update - The Town continues to provide important services despite the extreme cold, snowfalls and measures in place to respond to COVID-19. Please remember to place your garbage bins by 7 am on your collection day and leave at least 3 feet around your bin to make pick-up easier for large equipment. All household garbage must be in bags with no overflowing bins or bags stacked beside them. Thank you for doing your part to help us help you during this time.

Tune in for a Committee of the Whole Meeting and a Regular Meeting of Council that will stream live on Monday, January 24.

To see them on live stream visit 

highriver.ca/council-meetings. Meetings will begin at the meeting start time.

Visit highriver.ca/council-meetings for the agendas. 

For ongoing Town updates related to the latest COVID-19 Public Health Orders please follow our social media and check highriver.ca/council/Covid.

Community Events Calendar - We take pride in our community and its events here in High River. Are you looking for events to attend? Check out the Events Calendar on our new website! Do you have an event to share? Big or small, we want to help you promote your event. Whether it's a concert or a craft night, please use the Promote an Event form to add your event to highriver.ca. To submit an event, please visit highriver.ca/events.

Town Service Concerns? We are here to help! We want to address your concerns, from animal waste to noise to potholes and sewer concerns. By filling out our Report a Concern form, you can be sure we will look into your concern and follow up with you quickly. The form link is at the top right corner of our new website: highriver.ca/report-a-concern 

Bylaw Concerns and Complaints High River's Protective Services Team wants to work with the community to keep High River safe, with a high quality of life. You can report your concerns in two ways:  

The Town of High River is implementing measures to help mitigate impacts from the Omicron variant to continue services and keep citizens safe. Staff shortages due to illness have impacted drop-in recreation programming. Residents may experience a reduction in services as the Town responds to the aggressive spread of the Omicron variant. 

Like any business, the Town feels the impact of Omicron spreading amongst staff and is working to avoid shortages. Business continuity plans are being reviewed and may include reallocating staff so all areas, particularly essential services areas, receive coverage. Plans could also include prioritizing services and ensuring essential services staff are working in separate locations, including working from home. 

  

The Town may need to take other steps as the situation unfolds and we will keep residents informed as changes occur. Some changes may come through with little notice as the Province provides updated measures; or if there is a sudden reduction in staffing levels due to illness.

 

We thank you for your patience as we continue to monitor and respond to ensure everyone's health and safety. The health and safety of our residents and staff is a top priority. Be sure to follow the Town’s social media channels and visit the Town’s website for timely updates: highriver.ca/council/covid-19

Beachwood Area Cleanup will continue through January. Residents should be aware of heavy equipment and trucking activity in this area. Please be prepared to obey signs in the work zone. An information session will be held shortly to outline the remediation work which is scheduled to take place after the cleanup is completed. 

The High River RCMP asks the community to share policing priorities for 2022. A survey is now open until February 11, 2022. We want to hear from you! Find the link to the survey at highriver.ca/news > Residents Invited to Share. The average time to complete the survey is 7 minutes! Be sure to have your say!