Peter Dawson Lodge 60th Anniversary
Peter Dawson Lodge is celebrating their 60th anniversary and are inviting everyone to join them on November 22nd from 2:00-4:00p.m.!
NO FIRE PERMITS
Safe campfires are allowed in campgrounds and on private property. No campfires (or other open fires) or charcoal briquettes are allowed on provincial land within the County or on grazing lease land. Gas or propane stoves/barbeques and portable propane fire pits are allowed. Fire permits may be suspended or cancelled and no new fire permits will be issued.
Please see Alberta Fire Bans for more information.
Gravel Pit Loading from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Monday-Friday.
Please call (403) 485-3124 to purchase gravel.
Location: NE 9-20-23 W4
Click here for more information on gravel including costs and pit location.
Peter Dawson Lodge is celebrating their 60th anniversary and are inviting everyone to join them on November 22nd from 2:00-4:00p.m.!
Council has recently approved a Parcel Consolidation Program, in place until September 2025. The program is intended to incentivize landowners to consolidate small adjoining parcels of land into one larger parcel. In doing so, a rebate will be offered to offset the costs.
For more information, please click here.
As Fire Prevention Week approaches, Vulcan County Fire Departments urge residents to make sure their smoke alarms are working
The theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, 2024 is “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!TM”
October 6, 2024 — The Vulcan County Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—the official sponsor of Fire Prevention WeekTM (FPWTM) for more than 100 years—to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!TM” The campaign works to educate everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home.
According to NFPA, smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (54 percent). Meanwhile, roughly three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
“Smoke alarms serve as the first line of defense in a home fire, but they need to be working in order to protect people,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of outreach and advocacy at NFPA. “This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign helps better educate the public about simple but critical steps they can take to make sure their homes have smoke alarms in all the needed locations and that they’re working properly.”
Vulcan County encourages all residents to actively support the 2024 FPW theme, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!” “Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a home fire, giving people the time to get out safely,” said Jennifer McMaster, Fire Prevention Officer. “This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign is a great way to remind everyone about these messages and to act on them.”
Our local Fire Departments offer these key smoke alarm safety tips and guidelines:
To find out more about FPW programs and activities in Vulcan County, please contact (403)485-3115.
For more information about Fire Prevention Week and smoke alarms, visit fpw.org.
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to Vulcan County for our Annual Budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024. To receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, financial plan, operations guide, and communications device.
Vulcan County supports and promotes recreation and culture within our region in conjunction with our local Recreation Boards. Council recently updated the funding policy to enhance the grant application process. We would like to thank the Recreation Board’s for their feedback and support as we undertook these updates.
Local clubs and organizations needing recreation or cultural grants from the County are encouraged to submit an application to their Recreation Board by August 1st, 2024 for funding issued in 2025.
CLICK HERE for the application form and information on the funding process.
Our Corporate Services Department has recently released the 2023 Annual Financial Report which provides readers with comprehensive financial reporting for the County. The report provides an in-depth financial statements analysis and financial statistics and ratios.
Vulcan County has been proud recipient of the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting (CAnFR) from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for prior year submissions and will be providing the 2023 Annual Financial Report for consideration of the CAnFR award.
For information about the financial report, please contact the Corporate Services Department at 403-485-2241.
Vulcan County invites you to participate in our local recreation & tourism photo contest! We want your help capturing the great activities and events the County has to offer.
For more information on Rules & Regulations and how to enter the contest, please click HERE.
On April 17th, 2024, County Council approved the 2023 Audited Financial Statements.
Did you know? We have an Annual Financial Reporting Dashboard that allows users to review Vulcan County’s 2023 Annual Financial Information and view additional information and notes about the statements. And new this year, the Dashboard can be easily viewed on your mobile device by selecting ‘Mobile View’ when the Dashboard is open.
Click Here to view the County’s 2023 Annual Financial Dashboard
Vulcan County has developed a Performance Measures Dashboard which allows the public to review the performance measures for Vulcan County and to compare those measures to other municipalities (of comparable size) and provincial averages.
We have recently updated and enhanced the Performance Measures Dashboards to include details on Municipal Tax Rates and Tax Rate Details, including 2019-2023 tax rates, tax information, and comparison data to other similar municipalities.
Click Here to view the County’s Interactive Performance Measures Dashboard
It’s that time of year again, Dust Abatement Applications are now open for the 2024 season. With spring quickly approaching please don’t forget to apply before April 12, 2024. For more information on Dust Abatement and how to apply please click here.