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Diamond Valley Council met on March 18 with a mix of operational decisions, public questions, and discussions tied to long-term planning and community infrastructure. Meetings like this often combine immediate needs with broader considerations that shape the Town over time. Public Questions & Discussion Several questions were brought forward during the meeting, reflecting a range […]
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Community Skills and Repairs Continue to Grow Our latest Repair Café brought together community members once again to fix everyday items, share skills, and keep useful materials out of the landfill. Visitors arrived even before the doors opened, a good sign that the community continues to support the idea of repairing items rather than discarding
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Part 5 of Water Season 2026 explores how small household choices—from rainwater storage to landscape design—can support long-term water resilience in Diamond Valley.
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What Is a Land Use Bylaw and Why Does It Matter? Post 1 Shaping Our Community: Understanding Diamond Valley’s New Land Use Bylaw The Timeline for the New Land Use Bylaw Updating a Land Use Bylaw is a complex process that typically unfolds over several stages. The Town of Diamond Valley has begun this Land
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Water Season 2026 Series- Part 4 As Water Season 2026 continues, it becomes useful to look closer to home. Water is often discussed at the scale of rivers, snow-pack, and seasonal forecasts. But its final destination is much closer and more familiar. Every day, water moves quietly through Diamond Valley — from the Sheep River,
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Our next Repair Café is coming up and everyone is welcome! 📅 Saturday, March 14, 2026⏰ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM📍 Griffith’s Centre – 122 Government Rd Bring along your broken household items, small appliances, tools, or anything that might deserve a second chance. Our volunteer fixers will do their best to help diagnose and
March 4, 2026 | Asset Planning, Policy Updates & Community Identity The March 4 Council meeting was a relatively short session, focused primarily on policy updates and administrative housekeeping. While the agenda was light, a few discussions touched on longer-term planning for how the Town manages its assets and guides future development. Below are the
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Part 3: What This Means for Diamond Valley Water Season 2026 Series- Part 3 As Water Season 2026 unfolds, understanding Alberta’s water licensing framework and irrigation governance helps clarify something important: Our local water story does not operate in isolation. The Sheep River is part of a larger basin. Licensing priority, seasonal variability, and runoff
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Water, Work, and Momentum This newsletter resumes regular monthly updates from Sustainable Life. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been encouraged to see growing interest in water stewardship and practical sustainability within our community. The Water Season 2026 series has reached readers far beyond the existing Sustainable Life audience, with most views now coming from
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Water Season 2026 Series- Part 2 This five-part series explores how Alberta’s water system works and what it means locally: As Water Season 2026 continues, it’s important to look more closely at how irrigation districts operate within Alberta’s licensing framework — and how water transfers and property rights intersect with that structure. This is an
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