The Village of Empress

Painting Workshop (April 11, 2026)

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Municipal Road Bans (March 6th, 2026)

Effective Friday, March 6th, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. a road ban will be placed on all municipal oiled, base coursed and paved roads in Special Areas 2, 3 and 4 restricting bus, truck and trailer traffic to seventy-five percent (75%) of authorized load limits; and on all gravel roads restricting loads to 100 % of authorized limits.

EXCEPTIONS:
Except as allowed under the act or regulation.

The following roads are restricted to One Hundred percent (100%) of authorized load limits:

• TWP 25-0 from Highway 876 to Highway 36;
• Hanna Access (TWP 31-2) from Highway 36 to Hanna;
• TWP 28-0 from Hwy 41 to Rng Rd 4-1 (Pioneer Elevator Road).

Please contact RoaData Services Ltd. for automated road ban information service, 1-888-830-7623 (Feb 15 – July 15 Annually) info@roadata.com.

Authority: Board Order 07/26

Library Art Exhibition & Silent Auction (April 10, 2026)

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Statement from Council

Feedback Survey

Village of Empress Strategic Planning Community Feedback Survey

Alternatively, you can use the same link from the Village of Empress Facebook page.

Please do the survey when you have the time. Thank you!

Fire Advisory 2026-03-09

Correspondence and Complaints Policy

Correspondence and Complaints Policy

Empress receives $877,444 in additional funding

Due to inflation and a change of scope, the Village of Empress requested additional grant funding, through the Alberta Municipal Water and Wastewater Program for the new Water Reservoir and Pump House Upgrade Project. We are pleased to announce that Ministers Dreeshen and Horner have granted our request with an additional $877,444 in funding. This funding is critical to ensuring the success of the project and the continued supply of safe drinking water for the Village. The letter from Minister Dreeshen can be found here. The Village thanks the Ministers for listening to our needs and assisting the Village.

Empress Gravel Pit, Letter from Minister McIver

Empress received a letter from Minister McIver, in response to the allegations made regarding the Empress Gravel Pit. Council requested that the letter be posted to the website in an act of transparency.

Statement Regarding Gravel Pit

2024-08-27 Statement Regarding Gravel Pit