By Jaryn Vecchio
Mar 9, 2021 7:45 PM
A large lineup at the Registration Centre at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre // Photo supplied by Sky Seidel
The municipality is hoping to have a grant program up and running for Draper property owners in the near future.
Wood Buffalo council met on Tuesday where they were given an update on work in the area, Ptarmigan Court, and ahead of this year’s river breakup.
Through the program, property owners would receive funds to help them protect their lots from future flooding. The main use would help raise properties to the 251 metre mark.
Discussions have been ongoing since late last year on the program, however, the RMWB has been waiting for the results of a land survey down which recently just finished.
Controversy around the massive project swirled in 2020. The province raised concerns in a consultant’s report, the details of which were not revealed to city officials despite demands from the mayor and some council members. The city paused the procurement process for the first phase of the project late last year, delaying the first phase of construction plans initially set for summer 2021. The city has spent about $500 million for land, engineering and some design work to date. The federal government also supplied funding and a member of Parliament whose riding falls along the propose route said the project needs to be put into motion as soon as possible.
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