Archived Springbrook and Area News
January 2010

Jan. 20, 2010
ACE Workshop Focuses on Community Building
Over 50 people from several Central Alberta communities participated in an ACE (Active, Creative, Engaged) Communities Workshop in Springbrook today hosted by the Red Deer County Community Services Department. The purpose of the all-day event was to create and develop community leaders who can facilitate positive change in their communities. Three of the participants were from Springbrook. The program was initiated by Alberta Recreation and Parks who recognize that active, engaged and creative communities are more involved in decision-making and volunteering.
Plasco Energy Claims It's Still on Track
Plasco Energy Group officials met with Red Deer County council yesterday to make assurances that $95 million in financing from the federal government is close to being secured. Construction on the $100-million, 200-tonne-a-day garbage-to-energy gasification plant to be built next to the Horn Hill Transfer Site east of Penhold could still get underway in the spring and be completed 18 months later. Central Waste Management Commission, consisting of 9 municipalities, has agreed to extend its agreement with Plasco until the end of March. Export Development Canada is expected to provide a secured loan of $60 million and the Green Infrastructure Fund is expected to provide a grant of $25-$35 million.

 
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