Town of Eckville Intermunicipal Development Plan Update

The Town of Eckville/Lacombe County Intermunicipal Development Plan was adopted in 2008 and guides future growth for both municipalities at a broad scale, and encourages collaboration between the municipalities for developments occurring around the urban fringe of the Town of Eckville. 

The Town of Eckville/Lacombe County Intermunicipal Development Plan applies to County land surrounding the Town of Eckville as highlighted in red below, and does not include any lands within the current boundary of the Town of Eckville. 

The Plan was last updated in 2018, and is scheduled for review to ensure the plan still reflects the current context of the area. The amendments that have been made to the document are clerical updates to maintain the Plan’s accuracy, and the overall intent of the Plan has not changed. 

Policy Updates 

• Growth Management Policy 2.2 - Removed the phrase “in accordance with County Policy,”  as the implementation of cost-sharing arrangements is a consideration of both municipalities 
• Intermunicipal Development Plan Committee Policy 8.1.4 – Revised the policy to meeting “on an as-needed” basis as opposed to meeting “annually”   

Enabling Legislation

• Revised the Enabling Legislation section of the Plan to reflect updates made to Section 631 of the Municipal Government Act (Policy 1.2)

Highway 11 and Highway 766 Intersection  

• Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors has confirmed the future development of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway 766, as part of the Highway 11 twinning project. The Plan has been updated to include the term “roundabout” instead of “intersection” or “interchange” (Policies 5.3.2 and 6.4)  

Name Changes

• Department name of “Alberta Transportation” has been updated to “Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors” (Policies 5.2.5, 5.3.4, 6.0 C, 6.1 and 7.3)  
• Department name of “Alberta Environment and Parks” has been updated to “Alberta Environment and Protected Areas” (Policy 7.5)  
• References to the “Municipal Government Board” have been replaced with references to the “Land & Property Rights Tribunal” (Policies 8.3.5 C and 8.4.5)  

Photo Updates

• Title page (lower photo) 
• Section 1.0 (upper photo)  
• Section 2.0 (lower photo)  
• Section 4.0 (lower photo)  
• Section 5.0 (both photos)  
• Section 6.0 (both photos)  
• Section 7.0 (lower photo)  
• Appendix A (lower photo)  

Map 2 - Future Land Use Concept Map

• “Future Interchange” label at current Highway 11 and Highway 766 intersection has been revised to “Future Roundabout”   
• Added graphic to identify the future twinning of Highway 11  
• Revised colour scheme to better match the land use colours of Lacombe County’s Land Use Bylaw  

New Email Address

•  The Town of Eckville’s email address inside the Plan’s title page has been changed from “info@eckville.com” to “admin@eckville.com”