The very last Canadian penny was minted on May 4, 2012. The Canadian government decided it was time to be rid of the coin as its manufacturing costs were more than the penny was worth. It was costing approximately 1.6 cents to produce each penny.
The very last Canadian penny was minted on May 4, 2012. The Canadian government decided it was time to be rid of the coin as its manufacturing costs were more than the penny was worth. It was costing approximately 1.6 cents to produce each penny.
Starland Reeve Barrie Hoover helps Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Starland County’s administration office Thursday afternoon, August 2. They are flanked by (l-r) Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins, councillors Norm Stanger and Murray Marshall, RCMP Constable Mark Amatto, and councillors Allen Avramenko and Bob Sargent. The renovation nearly doubled the size of the office, and brought many efficiencies, including a solar array which has cut the office’s utilities in half. The federal government supported the project with a $ 463,000 grant. The provincial government contributed $1.4 million from the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI).
While it has been quiet in regards to a proposed plan by Bearspaw Petroleum to develop gas from a site in Midland Provincial Park, residents are wary.
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