Meet your Councillors : Big Lakes County

Big Lakes County, formerly the M.D. of Big Lakes, is located in northern Alberta, Canada and neighbours the Town of High Prairie, the Town of Swan Hills, as well as First Nations and Metis Settlements. Big Lakes is made up of 1,213,056 hectares of land that is divided into 9 wards. During the municipal election (that happens every four years, the last one being in 2021) a councillor is elected in each ward.

Under the Municipal Government Act, Division of municipality into wards: 148(1) Unless otherwise provided for in a bylaw under this section, when a municipality is divided into wards

Only an elector who is resident in the ward may vote for a councillor in that ward and
Councilors are elected for each ward

Once the councilors are elected they appoint a Reeve and Deputy Reeve. During the annual organization meeting in October 2023, administration administered the Oath of Office to Reeve Airth and Deputy Reeve Monteith.

Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. If you would like to address council during a meeting, you can do so by completing an application to appear as a delegation or by contacting the Big Lakes County Administration Office at 780-523-5955.