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Legal Arena & Curling Rink Groundbreaking Ceremony

Town of Legal Holiday Closure

The Town Office an Municipal shop will be closed

Monday, August 5 for Heritage Day.

Town of Legal and Sturgeon County Partner to Modernize Recreation Facilities

June 25, 2024

Sturgeon County is financially contributing to the Town of Legal to upgrade the Legal arena and curling rink.

This project will provide high-quality recreational services for residents of the Town of Legal and Sturgeon County. Additionally, it incorporates design principles and conservation practices, ensuring the new facility is environmentally sustainable and cost-effective.

The original Legal arena, built in 1964, and the curling rink, built in 1976, have undergone several additions, improvements, and maintenance projects over the years. Studies conducted between 2020 and 2023 identified the need for infrastructure upgrades and energy conservation measures.

Investing in this 60-year-old arena and curling rink creates an opportunity to increase local usage and ensure sustainable operations.

Project Cost and Funding

The modernization project has an estimated cost of $14.5 million. Funding is being provided by different levels of government:

The Federal Government contributed $7.159 million through the Green and Inclusive Community Grant.
The Provincial Government provided $1 million under the Community Facility Enhancement Grant.
The remaining costs are shared between the Town of Legal and Sturgeon County:
The Town of Legal is contributing just under $4 million and continues to secure grant and sponsorship opportunities to support this project.
Sturgeon County is contributing approximately $1.285 million, which includes:
- $535,000 from a Recreation Agreement with the Town of Legal.
- An additional $750,000 was approved by Sturgeon County Council to be paid in annual installments of $125,000 from 2025 to 2030.

Discussions about the project and funding took place through the Intermunicipal Committee, established by an agreement between the two municipalities. The Committee includes council members from both communities and aims to encourage cooperation, efficient use of resources, and fair cost-sharing for shared services.

By working together and with support from various government levels, the Town of Legal and Sturgeon County are creating an improved recreation facility that will benefit all residents.

Additional Resources

Sturgeon County and Town of Legal Intermunicipal Committee Meeting

April 30, 2024

Sturgeon County and the Town of Legal have met to discuss the Town’s hockey arena and curling rink modernization project and funding request. Two meetings have occurred to date (March 25 and April 26).

Discussions are taking place through the municipalities’ Intermunicipal Committee, which was established through a collaboration agreement between the communities. These agreements, called Intermunicipal Collaboration Frameworks, are mandatory under the Municipal Government Act, and are meant to encourage intermunicipal cooperation, efficient use of resources, and fair cost-sharing for services benefiting the partner municipalities.

Intermunicipal Committee membership includes the following members of Council:
Sturgeon County: Mayor Hnatiw, Deputy Mayor Stang, and Councillor Toms
Town of Legal: Mayor Jones, Deputy Mayor Tremblay, and Councillor Malott

During the initial meetings, the Town of Legal provided an overview of the proposed arena and curling rink renovations, funding needs, the history and community impact of the aging arena and curling rink facilities, and potential timelines for the project.

The two communities are also discussing recreation usership data, which is being collected and analyzed to understand usage patterns and identify areas for potential efficiencies and improvement.

Committee meetings are expected to continue as the funding request is reviewed and discussed further. Additional details will be provided as discussions progress.

Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw Survey

Municipal Development Plan & Land Use Bylaw Project Newsletter #1 | March 2024

HELLO! The Town is embarking on an important project; updating the Town’s Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide residents with information about the project and to identify future opportunities for community members to get involved.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

We want to hear from you! We are at the very beginning of the processs. You will have multiple opportunities to contribute and give your feedback during the project. Once the draft Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw are prepared, they will be available on the Town’s website for community members to review and provide feedback.

SURVEY

Help us better understand your community and what you envision for the future of the Town by completing this short survey:

https://forms.office.com/r/WL3PvQFHa6

The survey can also be downloaded and emailed to planning@munplan.ab.ca. Please have all surveys completed by March 31, 2024.

Please stay tuned to the Town’s website for more information about this project!

Click here for further information.

CONTACT THE PROJECT TEAM

If you have any additional questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact Municipal Planning Services:

Email: planning@munplan.ab.ca

Phone: 780.486.1991

Mail: #206, 17511 107 Ave NW | Edmonton, AB | T5E 1S5A

Legal Arena & Curling Rink Retrofit Project Open House - Survey

Thank you for your interest in the Legal Arena and curling Retrofit Project. The survey has now closed.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PROPOSED PROJECT ENHANCEMENTS

Government of Canada funds modernization and expansion of Legal Arena and Curling Rink

https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2022/12/government-of-canada-funds-modernization-and-expansion-of-legal-arena-and-curling-rink.html

Alberta Municipal Spending Watch Reports

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

The report from CFIB (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) analyzes the operating spending of 181 municipalities across Alberta from 2007 to 2017. Alberta's largest municipalities (i.e. with populations of 1,000 residents or more) are ranked. Additionally, all of Alberta's 181 municipal governments are organized according to municipal spending and revenue.

Each municipality was given an overall provincial ranking based on its spending, where #1 is the best performing municipality, and #181 is the worst. The rankings are based on growth in real operating spending per capita from 2007 to 2017. The complete provincial rankings are included in Appendix C. Legal is ranked #10 out of 181.

To view the complete report, click the link: Alberta Municipal Spending Watch Report (Dec. 2019)

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

With property tax bills being mailed to taxpayers, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation analyzed which Alberta municipal governments are spending the most and least per person, based on data published by the Alberta government. Taxpayers can use this report to see how much their municipal governments are spending per resident, which is proxy for the overall tax burden to fund the municipal government, and compare their municipal governments with similar cities and towns in Alberta.

The CTF’s report, based on data published by the Alberta government, highlights the annual per person spending for municipal governments across the province. In this report, #1 is the worst performing municipality. In the Small Towns category, Legal is ranked #172 out of 195.

To view the complete report, click the link: CTF’s Municipal Spending Report

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