5.1 Electricity Rates

Alberta Power Ltd. who provides standardized rates for Alberta services the Municipal District of Big Lakes. As of July’98 monthly electric rates are as follows: 

 

5.2 Natural Gas Rates

 

A) Service Provider:	Prairie River Gas Co-op
	Phone: 1-(780) 523-3572
	Box 247
	High Prairie, Alberta
	T0G 1E0

The Prairie River Gas Co-op Ltd. is a member owned co-operative that serves the rural area with natural gas. This area includes all the rural gas distribution within a 40-mile radius of High Prairie, including the Peavine Settlement, East Prairie Settlement, and the Driftpile Reserve. They also service the Hamlets of Joussard, Grouard and Enilda, excluding Sucker Creek who own their own 
Co-op.
 

Fixed monthly service charge  $7.00 + GST

For all customers the cost per Giga-Joule is   $3.90

 

B) Service Provider:	Swan River Natural Gas Co-op Ltd.
	Phone: 1 (780) 775-3779
	Box 269
	Kinuso, Alberta
	T0G 1K0

The Swan River Natural Gas Co-op is a member owned natural gas co-op formed under the Alberta Government Rural Gas Program to bring natural gas service to the communities and rural areas it serves. The office is located in Kinuso and the organization was incorporated in April, 1980. The service area includes Faust, Kinuso, Swan River First Nations, Canyon Creek, Widewater/Wagner, Mitsue Subdivisions and the surrounding rural areas.

 

Fixed Monthly Service Charge:     $ 9.00 + GST

For all customers the cost per Giga- Joule is $ 3.90

5.3 Water and Sewer Service

Service Provider: Municipal District of Big Lakes 1-(780)-523-5955 

Water rates differ according to the level of service. 

Water Rates
 

Hamlet Residents & Others on M.D. Lines;	$ 1.40/ m3
Co-ops on MD water lines;	$ 1.30/m3
Co-ops not on MD water lines;	$ 1.20/m3
Service Charge for all the Co-ops:	$ 5.50/ month

Water Facility 
 

Enilda	691 m3 treated reservoir
Faust	1 240 m3 treated reservoir
Grouard	775 m3 treated reservoir
Joussard	6 800 m3 treated reservoir

Sewer Service 

For all areas within the M.D. the sewer rates are 50% of the water bill. 

Joussard
The Hamlet of Joussard waste water system consists of:

• 3 lift stations
• A waste water treatment plant with 2 anaerobic cells, 1 facultative cell and 1 storage cell with a design capacity of 84,000 m³ and a retention time of 12 months based on a per capita flow of 460 litres and a population of 500 persons.
• Treated wastewater outfall goes from the storage cell to Mission Creek and ultimately to Lesser Slave Lake.

Faust
The Hamlet of Faust waste water system consists of:

• 2 lift stations
• wastewater stabilization pond with 4 anaerobic cells, one facultative cell and 2 storage cells
• the design capacity of each cell is 28,000m³ and total storage capacity is 56,000m³
• The storm drainage system consists of surface drainage; there is no underground collection system or outfall structure.

Grouard
The waste water system for the Hamlet of Grouard consists of:

• pumping stations and transmission lines to the waste water treatment plant
• the waste water treatment plant includes 2 anaerobic cells, 1 facultative cell and one storage cell
• treated waste water outfall discharges to a ditch, then to a wetland area and ultimately to the Grouard Channel

Enilda
The waste water system for the Hamlet of Enilda consists of:

• one lift station and 1930 metres of gravity sewers
• waste water treatment includes 1 storage cell with total volume of 41,470m³ and 1 treatment cell 6,820m³.

5.4 Waste Management

Service Provider: Municipal District of Big Lakes 1-(780)-523-5955 

*Summer Hours shall be effective April 1 to September 1 *Winter Hours shall be effective October 1 to March 31

Recycling: The Municipal District of Big Lakes has recycling bins at Enilda, Faust, Grouard, Joussard, Kinuso and Sunset House. The actual recycling process is done outside the region. 

Items that can be recycled:

• Newspapers, Catalogues, & Magazines
• Aluminium Cans
• Glass Bottles 
• Plastic Bottles 
• Tin Cans Corrugated Cardboard

5.5 Communication

Telephone 

Telus Corporation is responsible for telephone communication in the High Prairie area. 
 

Business Telephone Rentals:  $38.99/month and up

Residential Touch-Tone Rates: $22.11/month and up

Extended Flat Rate Calling:  $20.00/month

For more information contact Telus at:

Main Switchboard	310-4248
Business Billing/Inquiries/Services	310-9900
Business Add/Move/Change	310-3100
Business 24 hr Repairs	310-3131
Residential Services	310-2255
Residential 24 hr Repairs	611
Teleconference Services	1-800-667-8517
Video conference Services	1-800-272-9628

Cable Television

There is no Cable service to rural areas including the communities of Swan Hills and Kinuso. High Prairie is served by KBS-TV. Various Cable packages available on monthly fees.

Internet Services

There are three Internet service providers in the Municipal District of Big Lakes: Costs vary depending on # of hours and services required.
 

Internet North

Box 2570 High Prairie Alberta T0G 1E0

Phone: 1-(780) -523-5252

E-Mail: sysadmininetnorth.net

 

Telus Communications Inc.

7411 1St St. S.E.

Calgary Alberta T2G 4Y6

Toll Free Phone:310-3100

E-Mail:

Rod Venner Computer Services

Box 628

Swan Hills Alberta T0G 2C0

Phone: 1 (780) 333-2166

E-Mail: venners@lands.ab.ca