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10. Government
10.1 Municipal Government
 
Municipal District of Big Lakes 
P.O. Box 239 
High Prairie, Alberta, TOG 1EO 
Phone: (780) 523-5955 
Fax: (780) 523-4227 
E-mail: biglakes@telusplanet.net
Reeve: Helen Henderson
M.D. Manager: John Erikson
Development Officer: Greg Hembroff

Members: 9 Councillors of which 1 is appointed Reeve 

Note: The Town of Swan Hills, Town of High Prairie and the Village of Kinuso are all within the boundaries of Municipal District of Big Lakes but have their own Municipal Governments.

Land Area in the Municipal District of Big Lakes – 14,487.55km2

Services Administrated by M. D. of Big Lakes

  • Administrating of Taxation
  • Agricultural Services
  • Airport Operation
  • Animal Control
  • Clerking Functions
  • Erosion and Water Management Projects
  • Financial Planning, Budgeting Process
  • Fire Department Administration
  • Garbage and Recycling
  • Land Use Planning, Development Control, and Subdivision Approvals
  • Maintenance of By-laws, Files, and Records
  • Property, Map, and Utility Information
  • Recreation and Culture
  • Sewage System and Treatment
  • Snow Removal
  • Streetlights
  • Street, Road & Secondary Highway Maintenance, Shouldering
  • Water Supply
10.2 Provincial Government
Members of the Legislative Assembly
 
Honourable Pearl Calahasen 
Lesser Slave Lake Constituency
107 Legislature Building 
Edmonton, Alberta 
T5K 2B6
Phone: (780) 427-2180 
Fax: (780) 427-1321
Honourable Ken Kowalski
Barrhead/Westlock Constituency
325 Legislature Building
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 2B6 
Phone: (780) 427-2464
10.3 Federal Government
Member of Parliament
 
David Chatters
Reform Member of Parliament for Athabasca
102, 9912 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta 
T9H 2K5 
Alberta Office:
Phone: (780) 743-2201
Fax: (780) 743-2287
Athabasca Constituents Only: 
1-800-667-8450 
Ottawa Office: 
RM 266,
Wellington Building,
House Of Commons 
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6 
Phone: (613) 996-1783
Fax: (613) 995-1415 
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