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Wainwright Service Providers & Connections
Power:
Retailer:Alberta Energy Retailer Registry		toll free in Alberta
310-0000 then 780-427-0265
Power:
Distributor: Fortis Alberta		toll free in Alberta
310-9473 or 1-866-717-313
Water/Sewer/Natural Gas:
Town of Wainwright		842-3381
Telephone:
Telus Communications Inc.		toll free in Alberta
Residential: 310-2255
Business: 310-3100
Cable Television/Internet:
  The Amazing Persona		1-866-737-7662
Rural Internet Access:
  Wy-COM Ltd.		1-877-650-6957
Internet Access:
Telus Velocity		310-4NET
Alberta Registries Office:
  Baughan Agencies Ltd.
Vehicle Registrations & Renewals, Driver's Licenses, Land Titles, Corporate Registry, Personal Property, Vital Statistics, Alberta Health Care and Raffle Licenses		842-3358
Bottled Water, Coolers:
  Noah’s Premium Bottled Water		842-2766
 

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Local Radio Media:
  93•7 Wayne•FM		806-5858
Local Radio Media:
  Cat Country KEY 83		842-4311
Other Media:
  CKLM 106.1/99.7 The Goat		780-875-5400
Local Paper Media:
  star News Inc.
Wainwright Star Chronicle (Weekly ~ Mondays)
Wainwright Review (Weekly ~ Wednesdays)
The Wainwright EDGE (Weekly ~ Delivered Fridays)		842-4465
Other Media:
The Edmonton Sun (Daily)
The Edmonton Journal (Daily)
Other Media:
CITL - TV (Lloydminster)		780-875-3321
Travel:
VIA Rail:
  Baughan Agencies Ltd.		842-3358
Greyhound:
Wainwright Depot		780-842-5795
 

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Garbage Collection:
Canadian Waste		Service Department
842-5328
Bylaw Enforcement:
Town of Wainwright		842-3881
  • Water Supply - The source of water is the Battle River, with deep well emergency. The reservoir capacity is 12,000 cubic meters. Treatment Capacity: 30,000 people.

  • Waste Management - Aerated lagoons provide sewage treatment. Wainwright has provision for the disposal of chemicals. Canadian Waste Services Inc. has been contracted to provide garbage collection services. Garbage is collected weekly for residential as well as commercial/industrial users.

  • Waste-To-Energy Authority - Operates a state-of-the-art incinerator to burn domestic, biomedical, and some non-hazardous industrial wastes to reduce land fill space and generate heat for use at an adjacent processing plant.

  • Natural Gas Distribution - The Town of Wainwright’s gas distribution lines are owned and maintained by the Town. All profits stay within our community. The Town of Wainwright purchases gas based on the AECO-C Monthly rate. A fixed charge of $1.00/Gj is applied for operation and maintenance of the distribution system.

Budget Payment Plan - The Town of Wainwright offers a utility budget payment plan. The budget payment plan is a means of spreading utility chargesv over a twelve-month period. Your estimated annual utility charges are divided into twelve equal payments with stettlement of the account occurring on April 30th annually.

Connection & Termination - The Town of Wainwright requires 48 hours notification in order to connect or terminate utility services.

Deposits - Utilities connected in the name of the Property Owner do not require a deposit unless the account becomes delinquent.

When utilities are being transferred from Tennant to Tennant or from Landlord to Tennant the utilities will remain in the Landlords name until the new Tennant has contacted the Town Office and paid the applicable Deposit in full prior to transfer.

Residential Water/Sewer/Natural Gas Rates
  • Water Rate

    $1.50 per cubic metre of consumption with a minimum charge of $15.00 per month.

  • Wastewater (Sewer) Rates

    Flat rate of $13.50 per month per dwelling unit.

  • Natural Gas Rates

    Fixed Monthly Service Charge = $11.00

    Natural Gas Rate = Cost bof Gas + $1.00/GJ

Commercial Water/Sewer/Natural Gas Rates
  • Water Rate

    $1.50 per cubic metre of consumption with a minimum charge of $15.00 per month.

  • Wastewater (Sewer) Rates

    $0.60 per cubic metre of wastewater with a minimum of $13.50 per month.

  • Natural Gas Rates

    Fixed Monthly Service Charge = $11.00

    Natural Gas Rate = Cost bof Gas + $1.00/GJ