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• Regular Council meeting10 November 2026

  Council was set to consider third reading of a bylaw repealing old, inactive bylaws and first readings of a second one, three requests to waive property tax penalties, and a presentation from the Battle River Watershed Alliance.

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• Organizational meeting28 October 2026

  At its yearly organizational meeting, Ponoka council is set to hear the Mayor's address, receive the Deputy Mayor schedule, set council meeting dates for November 2026 to October 2027, and name council members to committees and boards.

  • Council to consider its meeting dates for November 2026 to October 2027
  • Council to consider which members sit on town committees and boards for 2026-2027
  Minutes not posted yet
• Regular Council meeting28 October 2026

  Council will hear 2027 budget and grant requests from local groups, consider a bylaw to repeal old inactive bylaws, and review the Town's finances to the end of September 2026.

  • Fort Ostell Museum asks council for $27,000 for 2027
  • Library presents 2027 budget options of 0%, 3% or 5% more funding
  • Airport association asks for a $35,000 grant to upgrade fuel equipment
  • Council to review Town finances to the end of September 2026
  Minutes not posted yet
• Regular Council meeting14 October 2026

  Council decided not to endorse the National Police Federation's call to action, rejected the Parkland Regional Library's proposed 2027 budget, and passed a bylaw repealing old, inactive bylaws.

  • Council declined to endorse the police union's call to action on Alberta policing
  • Council voted against the Parkland Regional Library's proposed 2027 budget
  • Council passed a bylaw cancelling old, inactive town bylaws
  8 passed1 defeated
• Regular Council meeting22 September 2026

  Council was set to consider removing the monthly curbside recycling fee and refunding 2026 charges, a funding request from STARS Air Ambulance, a tax penalty request, two event sponsorships, a new safety policy and notices of motion on a road repair and the Town crest.

  • STARS Air Ambulance asks the Town for a 3-year funding pledge of at least $1 per resident per year
  • Council to consider budgeting for road repairs on 46 Avenue and 65 Street
  • Council to consider ending the $7.85 monthly recycling fee and refunding charges paid since January 2026
  Minutes not posted yet
• Regular Council meeting9 September 2026

  Council was set to consider a bylaw cancelling old inactive bylaws, a new naming and sponsorship policy, new governing bylaws for the regional water commission, a policing call to action, and several property tax requests.

  • Council to consider final approval of a bylaw cancelling old, inactive town bylaws
  • Council to consider new rules for naming town places and facilities
  • Council to consider endorsing new governing bylaws for the regional water commission
  • Council to consider supporting a call to pause plans to replace RCMP policing in Alberta
  Minutes not posted yet
• Regular Council meeting12 August 2026

  The meeting was mainly about a public hearing on, and final approval of, a zoning change to allow two four-storey apartment buildings at 5000 62nd Avenue.

  • Residents raised safety, traffic and drainage concerns at hearing on apartment rezoning
  • Council approved rezoning for two four-storey apartment buildings at 5000 62nd Avenue
  13 passed1 defeated