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Changes to Paying Property Taxes in 2020

On April 8, Fort Saskatchewan City Council approved to extend the penalty free period for late payments of municipal property taxes due June 30, 2020.

To provide relief to those residents and businesses that are experiencing financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to align the City’s approach to tax penalties with the Government of Alberta’s collection of the non-residential education tax, Council approved that penalties associated with the late payment of property taxes normally applied...

COVID-19 Scams: Phishing emails and Phone Calls

Recently there have been an increase of COVID-19 scams. Phishing emails and Phone calls impersonating charities, and enforcement agencies. The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP and Municipal Enforcement Services (MES) will never ask for money or personal information over the phone. Please do not answer these calls, and do not click on any links or suspicious email attachments.

First Quarter Air Quality Monitoring Results Released

Fort Air Partnership (FAP), the organization that monitors the air local residents breathe, released 2020 first quarter air quality monitoring results. 

The Government of Alberta calculates the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) using data collected at seven of FAP’s air monitoring stations. Results show AQHI in the Airshed registered low risk readings at least 80% of the time, with Lamont County having the highest percentage of low risk readings and Gibbons the lowest. Risk to health increases...

A Message to our Residents

You can view the "Message to the Residents of Fort Saskatchewan by Mayor Gale Katchur" video here

As we settle in to our ‘new normal’ of physical distancing, self-isolation, working from home, helping our children with their online schooling or looking after our friends and neighbours who are in mandatory quarantine, it feels hard to catch our breath. Many in our community have faced job losses, our...

Family and Community Support Services Support Line

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is opening a support line to connect with residents through the COVID-19 pandemic. If individuals have questions on how to access resources or find themselves navigating supports that are unfamiliar to them, they can call the line to discuss their needs.

The support line is 780-992-6281 and will be available starting Tuesday, April 14 during the following hours until further notice:

Monday, Thursday and Friday — 8:00am to 4:30pm
Tuesday and Wednesday — 8:00am...