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Municipal Planning Commission

The Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) is a body of elected members who make decisions on a number of different development decisions. The MPC acts as Development Authority as per the Approving Authorities Bylaw. The Municipal Planning Commission hears an application for development approval when a development is:

A discretionary use under the Land Use Bylaw; or
permitted use under the Land Use Bylaw which does not otherwise comply with the requirements and regulations as set out in the Land Use Bylaw, except where the Development Authority is authorized as per Section 4(b) of the Approving Authorities and Municipal Planning ommission Bylaw.

The Development Authority officer may forward applications for development approval to the Municipal Planning Commission for a decision even if they do not meet the above noted criteria.Decisions made by the MPC are subject to an appeal.

Applications subject to an MPC meeting are reviewed by the Planning & Development department, and a report is prepared and forwarded to the MPC in advance of the meeting for review.

Meetings are typically held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month , although dates and times are subject to change for scheduling purposes.

The next Regular Municipal Planning Commission Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 8:30 am.

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Municipal Planning Commission Meetings generally start at at 8:30 a.m. in Council Chambers and are open to the public.

tornado watch changed

### Area: (Woodlands Co. near Fort Assiniboine Timeu and Topland, Co. of Barrhead near Thunder Lake and Holmes Crossing, Co. of Barrhead near Neerlandia Bloomsbury and Vega, Co. of Barrhead near Barrhead and Lac la Nonne, M.D. of Lesser Slave River near Chisholm and Cross Lake, Westlock Co. near Larkspur Fawcett and Jarvie, Westlock Co. near Westlock and Clyde, Yellowhead Co. near MacKay Wildwood and Evansburg, Lac Ste. Anne Co. near Mayerthorpe and Sangudo, Lac Ste. Anne Co. near Cherhill and Glenevis, Lac Ste. Anne Co. near Onoway and Lac Ste. Anne, Parkland Co. near Entwistle Fallis and Tomahawk, Parkland Co. near Wabamun Carvel and Keephills, Parkland Co. near Spruce Grove and Stony Plain, Sturgeon Co. near Rivière Qui Barre and Villeneuve, Sturgeon Co. near Legal and Mearns, Sturgeon Co. near Morinville Volmer and Big Lake, Leduc Co. near Warburg Thorsby and Pigeon Lake, Leduc Co. near Calmar and Devon, Brazeau Co. near Drayton Valley and Breton, Co. of Wetaskiwin near Pigeon Lake, Co. of Wetaskiwin near Alder Flats and Winfield, Ponoka Co. near Rimbey Bluffton and Hoadley, Ponoka Co. near Crestomere, M.D. of Greenview near Fox Creek, Yellowhead Co. near Edson and Sundance Prov. Park, Yellowhead Co. near Peers and Niton Junction, Woodlands Co. near Benbow and Windfall, Woodlands Co. near Carson-Pegasus Prov. Park, Woodlands Co. near Goose Lake, Woodlands Co. near Whitecourt and Blue Ridge, Big Lakes County near Swan Hills)

tornado warning in effect

At 5:06 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time Wednesday, Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for South Central Alberta. Extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the following localities: Wolf Lake, Cynthia and Brazeau Dam. Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible. Area: (Brazeau Co. near Cynthia and Lodgepole)

tornado warning in effect

At 5:05 p.m. MDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible. The thunderstorm that may produce a tornado is located just west of Lodgepole, and is heading to the east at 15 km/h. Very large tennis ball sized hail and strong winds are also possible. ### This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. Tornado warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing tornadoes. Area: (Brazeau Co. near Cynthia and Lodgepole)

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