The Village of Empress

New Photo Contest

Last years winning photo.

***PHOTO CONTEST*** Win a free Samsung tablet or $250.00 cash! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and the Village of Empress is looking for pictures that illustrate our beautiful region. Our fall contest was a great success and we are now looking to expand our library to include local events, places, gardens, yards, landscapes, skyscapes and flora and fauna.

We are looking for photos that depict what Empress and area means to you. Take us to your happy place, show us why you love where you live.

Photos must be in .jpeg or .tif format and preferably sized between 5 and 10MB – if you have a great picture that is smaller than 5mb please enter it.

To enter you must like our page and then enter your picture by sending your photos to cao@villageofempress.com

Files must be accompanied with the photographers name and contact info and any interesting details about the photo.

All submissions must be in by midnight July 4^th. Photos will be placed on facebook in the album called 2016 spring/summer photo contest.

Voting will open July 5^th and run for 2 weeks.

The photo with the most likes by noon July 19^th will be declared the winner.

By sharing your picture, you agree to allow the Village of Empress and its affiliate organizations – PEP, Canadian Badlands, Return to Rural, Special Areas and Travel Special Areas the right to use them in our promotional materials, websites and facebook pages with you receiving photo credit.

Assessment & Tax Notices Mailed

VILLAGE OF EMPRESS 2015 ASSESSMENT/TAX NOTICES

Please be advised that pursuant to Section 308(4) of the Municipal Government Act, the assessment notice and tax notice relating to the same property have been combined on one notice.

In accordance with Section 311(1) of the Municipal Government Act, notice is hereby given that the 2016 General Assessment Notices for all assessed properties within the Village of Empress were mailed May 3, 2016.

Any assessed person or Taxpayer who may wish to lodge a complaint in writing, must do so on or before July 5, 2016, to the clerk of the Assessment review Board Village of Empress, Box 159 Empress, Ab. T0J 1E0.

All appellants are required to enclose a $50.00 fee per appeal, and if successful the fee will be returned. If you have any questions, please contact the Village office at (403) 565-3938.

Dated this 19^th day of May 2016.

Debbie Ross

Chief Administrative Officer

Public Works II Position

The Village of Empress is recruiting for a part time permanent Public Works Level II Position.

An ideal candidate would possess strong skills in the following areas:

• Communication
• Multi Tasking
• Mechanical & Technical
• Public Service
• Recording and logging of data and maintenance plans

Preferences will be given to candidates that hold certificates in:

• Small System Water Treatment, Distribution and Wastewater Treatment and Collection (or willing to acquire)
• Class 3 Driver’s License with Air Brake’s “Q” endorsement or Class 1
• Grade 12 Diploma or equivalent
• Equipment operating and maintenance (mowers/tractors/backhoe/3 ton/grader/bobcat)
• Safety Training Certificates (First Aid, WHIMIS, Fall Protection, Confined Space, H2S)

This job entails working in environmental weather conditions, physical activity and problem solving. Maintenance and operations of water treatment plant, distribution system and wastewater facility are only part of your daily activities, additional activities in the common services area include grounds maintenance and beautification, street repairs and equipment maintenance. Please submit your resume with references to the undersigned

Interested persons are encouraged to forward a resume, including salary expectations and references to:

Debbie Ross, CAO
Village of Empress
Box 159
Empress, Ab.
T0J 1E0
email: cao@villageofempress.com
fax: (403) 565-2010

Summer Employment

The Village has an opening for 2 summer  positions.

The first is for a summer fun coordinator. The person shall be in charge of developing and delivering our summer fun program to children age 4 to 14. The program shall be split into 2 age groups, with the younger group program in the morning and the older children group in the afternoon. This is a 35 hour per week position that will start June 27th and run till August 26th.

The second is for a public works summer student. This position will work under the public works department doing such things as mowing, painting, weeding, watering etc. This position must be filled by a student who is registered to go back to school in the fall. This is a 35 hour per week position starting May 2nd and running till August 26th.

Send resumes:

by mail:  6- 3rd Avenue West Empress, Ab. T0J 1E0

by email: cao@villageofempress.com

by fax: (403) 565-2010

For further information contact Debbie at (403) 565-3938

April Council Meeting

The April Council meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday April 19th at 6:30 p.m. in the Village Office. Meetings are always open to the public.

Spring is here!

Arlene has noted she has heard the Meadowlarks and Robins, a sure sign spring is here.

Summer School Fundraiser

Don’t forget to come out and support the fundraiser this Saturday February 27, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. We have an awesome supper, loads of silent auction items and local talents that have been practicing up for weeks. Sure to be a great time. The proceeds will go to help offset some of the costs associated with getting our school up and running this summer. A great project for the community and a great fit with our Empress has Artisans theme. You can get your tickets at That’s Empressive, the Village Office, or from one of our Councillors.

Hope to see everyone out for it.

Open Bonspiel

Empress Open Bonspiel is scheduled to run from January 14-17, 2016, and is sure to be a lot of fun.

Phone your entries into Brad (403) 565-3605  or Dale (403) 565-2353.

Summer Musical Theatre School Fundraiser

Come and join us for our inaugural fundraiser to support the Summer Musical Theater School planned for summer of 2016.

Merry Christmas

The Village office hours over the Christmas Season are as follows,- closed December 24th through 28th. Open Dec 29-31. Closed Jan 1, 2016.

The Council and Staff of the Village of Empress would like to wish each and everyone of our residents, colleagues and partners a Very Merry Christmas. May you be surrounded by family and friends during the holiday season.