On behalf of Council, I am pleased to provide you with the highlights of the operations of the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 (MD) for the 2024 fiscal year.
In 2024, our construction crew improved approximately 15 miles of road. Construction projects focused primarily in the central and west part of the MD in 2024. Divisions 3 and 5 benefited from a joint project just east of the Spring Ridge Colony.The crew then made its way west to Division 6 and finished in Division 7 north of Irma.

Our cementing and oiling crew worked on 6.5 miles of cement base stabilization on the MD’s key local road network. This included 4 new miles that were added making a total of 122 miles of cement within the MD. We continue to focus on maintaining our cement roads by re-chipping 12 miles of road last year. In addition, we provide a coat of fogging seal the year after the road is re-chipped, which seals the chip and prolongs its life. In 2024, we fogged 13 miles of road. The MD re-oiled approximately 5 miles of rural road.Various dust controls with Calcium and MC-250 were conducted by the MD’s oiling crew with the help of divisional graders as well.

With the use of a $4.5 million grant from Alberta Transportation and Corridors, the MD paved 7.5 miles of the old S.H. 894 north of Edgerton. With the grant, the MD took over control of this road going forward. While paving this road, the MD conducted a pilot project of 80 mm of pavement overlay on an existing cement road. This project was 1 mile long on Township Road 46-2 near the old S.H. 894. We are hopeful this layer of pavement will prolong the life of the road and save on chipseal resurfacing over the next number of years. This project brought the total miles of paving in the MD to 185.
Regular road maintenance continued as usual, with nearly 119,658 metric tonnes of gravel applied to our gravel roads. We used both private and MD trucks to haul and spread the gravel. We maintain our road maintenance grader fleet at seven graders, with one additional grader being used to supplement divisional graders as needed. Also, to maintain our stockpiles of gravel, we hired a private contractor to crush 77,950 metric tonnes of gravel.

Riverdale Mini-Park, operated by MD staff, provided a valuable service for campers and golfers at a very reasonable rate. Arm Lake, operated by a contractor, also provided another valuable service for campers, boaters, and beach goers at very competitive rates as well. Arm Lake will see a new contractor in place starting the 2025 season. The new contractor, chosen in a competitive public process will be formally introduced at the start of the season. We are excited to work with them starting in 2025.
The MD Administration team worked hard in planning and organizing these projects to ensure that they were successful. On behalf of Council, I would like to thank them for their dedication to the MD over the course of the year.

The MD continues to work closely with its neighboring municipalities, the Town of Wainwright and the Villages of Irma, Chauvin and Edgerton (ICE). We are also pleased that our close relationship and partnership continues with our local military base, 3 Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Wainwright

In closing, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Council, Administration, and all MD employees for their continued support throughout this last year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mike Wildeboer
Reeve