Brazeau County

Welcome to Brazeau County, the heart of west-central Alberta! A land where industry and commerce join forces with outdoor recreation adventures and western culture, creating a vibrant and growing community.

Brazeau County is blessed with having large tracts of crown and wilderness lands within and adjacent to its boundaries. Offering the outdoor enthusiast a wide range of activities, three major water courses traverse through Brazeau Country, the North Saskatchewan, Pembina and Brazeau Rivers, which provide an abundance of recreational activities.

Come back often and check the website for up-to-date information.

The Town of Drayton Valley and Brazeau County are seeking proposals from individuals, organizations, and/or businesses for the delivery of a handi-bus service, or alternate, for the residents of Drayton Valley and Brazeau County. The handi-bus service will provide door-to-door service for eligible individuals.

Brazeau County Emergency Operations will continue to post information on our website as it becomes available.  Click the links below to keep up to date on the information.

 News Release_Wild fire_Update.pdf ( 2012-05-16 7:15am)
 News Release_Wild Fire_Update.pdf ( 2012-05-15 8:00am)
News Release_Wild Fire_Update.pdf ( 2012-05-14 10:39am)
News Release_Wild Fire_Update.pdf ( 2012-05-13 5:00pm)
News Release_Wild Fire_Update.pdf ( 2012-05-13 1:41pm)
News Release_Wild Fire_Update.pdf ( 2012-05-13 11:15am)

The Land Use Bylaw divides the County into land use districts. The predominant land use district in Brazeau County is Agriculture. Approximately two-thirds of all the beef farms in the County are cow-calf operations. Agricultural land use policies provide land for extensive and intensive agricultural activities and other compatible uses.

 Land Use Bylaw 782-12

During the week of May 9th, 2011, a pamphlet "Sponsored by the Brazeau County Ratepayers Coalition" was distributed throughout Brazeau County. Brazeau County Council met on May 13th, 2011 to review the contents of the pamphlet and provide the following responses to all ratepayers of Brazeau County.

 Click to View County Response

Please click on the documents below to see updated information about the Annexation Settlement with Brazeau County and the Town of Drayton Valley

 Link to Order in Council approving the Annexation of Phase 1
 Brazeau-Drayton Regional Collaboration Initiative Final Report.pdf
 Growth Management Plan Discussion Paper_April 13.pdf
 Growth Managment Plan Presentation_April 11.pdf
 Intermunicipal Cooperation Agreement and Summary.pdf
 Implementation Plan Press Release_Dec 7.pdf
 ASA and MOU Implementation Plan_Final_Dec 7.pdf
 Town_County_Landowner letter.pdf
 Annexation Agreement Nov 15, 2010.pdf
 County Town Joint News Release_November 10, 2010.pdf
 Annexation Settlement Map.pdf
 Intermunicipal Development Plan

Pursuant to Section 311 and Section 336 of the Municipal Government Act, the Combined Assessment and Property Tax Notices for Brazeau County were mailed on April 25, 2012. If you have not received your tax notice by May 4, 2012, please contact the Brazeau County office.  All assessed persons are deemed as a result of the publication of this notification to have received their assessment notices. Property taxes are due May 31, 2012.

The Assessment Roll is open for review by any person during regular business hours at the Brazeau County Office located at 7401 TWP Road 494, Drayton Valley, Alberta. If you wish to object to your assessment or any assessment, you must, within sixty (60) days of the date of mailing of the Combined Assessment and Property Tax Notice, lodge your complaint in writing to Deb Nixon, Clerk of the Local Composite Assessment Review Board.

An Open House with the Assessor for Brazeau County will be held Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Brazeau County Office. To obtain additional information with respect to taxation, please direct inquiries to the Brazeau County Tax Department at 780-542-7777 or click to view the Tax Information Page of our website.

Brenda Christie
Director of Corporate Services, Brazeau County
Dated April 25, 2012

Brazeau County has made available the package approved on the April 3, 2012 Council meeting for the 2012 Annual Budget.

Click the link below to view the details.

2012 Approved Budget Package.pdf

Below are the Consolidated Financial Statements for Brazeau County.  Click on the links to download a copy of the statements.

2012 Road Construction Equipment Registration

• Water Trucks
• Gravel Trucks
• Heavy equipment
• Hydro‐vac equipment
• Equipment haulers
• Fence installers

If you wish to register your company as being available for the upcoming 2012 road construction season please submit your company contact information and rates to the Public Works Department:

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Fax: 780-542‐7770

Office: 7401 Twp Road 494
Box 77
Drayton Valley, AB
T7A 1R1