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    • Career Opportunity: Manager of Planning
      Nov 19, 2018
      Career Opportunity: Manager of Planning

      The District of Sparwood has an excellent employment opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to assume the role of Manager of Planning in our Planning Department.

      Applicants are invited to submit their resumes, complete with cover letter, in confidence by December 3, 2018 at 16:00 (MST).

      Job Description and Posting available here. 

    • Refrigeration Safety Awareness
      Nov 19, 2018
      Refrigeration Safety Awareness

      This 8-hour classroom course, prepares students to write the Technical Safety BC provincial Refrigeration Safety Awareness RSA exam. The course is suited for personnel working in any regulated refrigeration facility but whose job duties do not include operation and or repair of the refrigeration plant or for IFO or RO certificate holders seeking a refresher course on plant safety. 
       

    • Mayor Wilks Inaugural Speech
      Nov 6, 2018
      Mayor Wilks Inaugural Speech

      Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, family and friends...

      To read the Mayor's Inaugural speech, please click here. 

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    General Local Election Important Dates

    • Last Day for Public Inspection of Documents
      start Nov 23, 2018 - end Nov 24, 2018
      Last day you may inspect voting day documents, if official election results were declared on the last possible day. Records and other documents generated on voting day materials are available for public inspection from the time of the declaration of the official election results until 30 days after that date. If the official results are declared on the last possible day, you may inspect these materials between October 24 and November 23.
    • Last Day to Submit Campaign Finance Documents
      start Jan 18, 2019 - end Jan 19, 2019
      Deadline to file campaign financing disclosure statements by candidates, elector organizations and third party sponsors. A disclosure statement is required to be filed with Elections BC even if the candidate received no campaign contributions, incurred no election expenses, was acclaimed, died, withdrew from the election, or was declared by a court to no longer be a candidate.
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    Council Meetings and Events

    • Committee of the Whole: November 26, 2018
      start Nov 26, 2018, 6:00 PM - end Nov 26, 2018, 8:00 PM
      Committee of the Whole meetings are scheduled for the last Monday of every month and are open to the public. The meetings are held at 6:00 pm at the District Office.
    • Regular Council Meeting: December 3, 2018
      start Dec 3, 2018, 6:00 PM - end Dec 3, 2018, 8:00 PM
      Regular meetings are open to the public and are scheduled for the first and third Monday of every month at 6:00 pm and are open to the public.
    • Development Variance Permit 2018-003
      start Dec 3, 2018, 6:00 PM - end Dec 3, 2018, 7:00 PM
      Council at 6:00 p.m. on December 3, 2018 will consider Development Variance Permit 2018-003 for 323 Pacific Yew Crescent.
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    • Career Opportunity: Manager of Planning
      Nov 19, 2018
      Career Opportunity: Manager of Planning

      The District of Sparwood has an excellent employment opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to assume the role of Manager of Planning in our Planning Department.

      Applicants are invited to submit their resumes, complete with cover letter, in confidence by December 3, 2018 at 16:00 (MST).

      Job Description and Posting available here. 

    • Refrigeration Safety Awareness
      Nov 19, 2018
      Refrigeration Safety Awareness

      This 8-hour classroom course, prepares students to write the Technical Safety BC provincial Refrigeration Safety Awareness RSA exam. The course is suited for personnel working in any regulated refrigeration facility but whose job duties do not include operation and or repair of the refrigeration plant or for IFO or RO certificate holders seeking a refresher course on plant safety. 
       

    • Aggressive Deer Reported
      Nov 9, 2018
      Aggressive Deer Reported

      There are reports of an aggressive deer in Lower Sparwood. The Conservation Office has been notified but if you see any aggressive behaviour, please contact the Conservation Office at 1-877-985-7277 or #7277 from a cell phone.

      Please be careful and aware of your surroundings. For more information, please click here. 

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    136 Spruce Avenue
    Box 520
    Sparwood
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