Future plan is to build regional line from Whitecourt to supply area

Mayerthorpe Freelancer - July 11th

Mayerthorpe is working with Whitecourt on establishing a regional water line from Whitecourt to other communities including Mayerthorpe, says Karen St. Martin.

In a Monday, July 2 interview, the Mayerthorpe chief executive officer said the initiative was started by Whitecourt in May of 2008. “They invited potential stakeholders to a Water for Life meeting.”

The Alberta Water Council website explained: “Water for Life is the province of Alberta’s strategy for a co-ordinated and effective approach to water management that outlines specific strategies and actions to address the province’s water issues.

“The Government of Alberta has released the Water for Life action plan, the road map that the government and its partners will follow over the next 10 years. ... Click here to read more.