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## BYLAW NO. 2018-06
A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF RAINBOW LAKE, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO ESTABLISH METHODS FOR ADVERTISING STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY NOTICES IN THE TOWN OF RAINBOW LAKE.
Whereas, pursuant to Section 606 of the Municipal Government Act, a Council must give notice of certain bylaws, resolutions, meetings, public hearings or other things by advertising in a newspaper or other publication circulating in the area, mailing or delivering a notice to every residence in the affected area or by another method provided for in a bylaw under section 606.1
Whereas, pursuant to Section 606.1(1) of the Municipal Government Act, a council may, by bylaw, provide for one or more methods, which may include electronic means, for advertising proposed bylaws, resolutions, meetings, public hearings and other things referred to in Section 606;
Whereas, the Council of the Town of Rainbow Lake, in the Province of Alberta, is satisfied that the advertising methods set out in this Bylaw is likely to bring matters advertised by these methods to the attention of substantially all residents, or groups or area of the Town to which the bylaw, resolution or other thing relates, or in which the meeting or hearing is to be held;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Rainbow Lake, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION I - PURPOSE, NAME AND DEFINITIONS
i. The purpose of this Bylaw is to establish methods for advertising statutory and non-statutory notices to the public within the Town of Rainbow Lake.
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Public Notification Bylaw"
Name
3. In this Bylaw:
Definitions
(1) "Act" means the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, as amended.
(2) "Council" means the duly elected municipal Council of the Town of Rainbow Lake.
bylaw of the Town.
(3) "Public" means residents, groups or other stakeholders located within the corporate boundaries of the Town of Rainbow Lake required to be notified by the Act or a bylaw of the Town of a proposed bylaw, resolution, meeting, public hearing or other things referred to in the Act or a
(4) "Method" means the preferred method(s) chosen by the Council of the Town of Rainbow Lake for advertising statutory and non-statutory notices to the public.
## SECTION II - ADVERTISING METHOD
1. The notice of any proposed bylaws, resolutions, meetings, public hearings or other things required to be given under the Municipal Government Act, or a bylaw of the Town, shall be advertised in accordance with the timelines prescribed in the Act or the bylaw by:
(1) publishing in a local newspaper or any other publication circulating in the Town or b) Any of the Town's social media sites
(2) publishing electronically by posting the notice prominently on the Town website or
(3) Posting the notice prominently on the bulletin board provided that purpose in the Town Office public library or municipal recreational facilities community hall or SECTION III - SEVERABILITY
invalid
1. If any portion of this Bylaw is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the SECTION IV - EFFECTIVE DATE
1. This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect upon the date of its final passing thereof.
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READ A FIRST TIME this 3id - day of July, 2018
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READ A SECOND TIME this day of October, 2018.
READ A THIRD TIME and finally passed this \_1
Mayor
## Whichell Farms
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Chief Administrative Officer