News Room

Mayor Rod Frank has officially declared February Choose Kind Month. This February, County residents are encouraged to Choose Kind to help promote an inclusive, healthy and positive community through being kind to one another and themselves.

Council approved $1.17M to support non-profit organizations in meeting social service needs in Strathcona County. This funding, under the 2023 Social Framework Community Grants program, includes a $77,000 increase in funding for 2023. 

After being closed last summer for construction, the new HodgePodge Lodge reuse station is now open at the Broadview Enviroservice Station. 

Strathcona County is pleased to present “Around You / Near You: Shaped in the Studio”, an exhibition featuring the artwork of 11 local artists from Sherwood Park and Edmonton. The exhibit opens at Gallery@501 on February 3 and shows until March 3, 2023.

The public is invited to take a brief survey about RCMP and Enforcement Services priorities for Strathcona County in 2023/2024.

Snow clearing on Priority 3 collector roads will be complete tonight, and County crews will start clearing Priority 4 residential streets on Sunday, January 8 at 6 p.m.

The community is invited to attend the celebration of seven individual athletic achievements as their photos are added to the Sports Wall of Recognition on Friday, January 13 at 7 p.m. at Millennium Place.

A snow route parking ban will go into effect on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 6 a.m. on all collector roads in Sherwood Park. 

The following statements are in response to the RCMP news release (attached at the end of this release for reference).

Strathcona County is honoured to be selected as host of a Tour de France event for amateur cyclists, August 12 and 13, 2023! Registration is now open for L’Étape Canada by Tour de France. We welcome participants and spectators alike to find their adventure here.