Project Update: Withdrawal of Intent to Annex lands from the City of Edmonton

A second engagement session with landowners was held on January 20, 2022. Administration collected feedback from landowners at the engagement sessions and through written and verbal communication many landowners expressed they were not supportive of the annexation.

Additionally, the original intent of the annexation was to undertake a straight-forward boundary adjustment in partnership with the City of Edmonton (COE) to annex ‘stranded’ parcels between the Anthony Henday Drive Transportation Utility Corridor and the south boundary of the City of St. Albert.

A key factor supporting the boundary adjustment was the difficulty and costs that COE faced with infrastructure in servicing of these parcels, which could lead to poor development opportunities for the landowners over the long term.

It was recently learned that EPCOR has a water main running through the annexation area that can service the majority of privately owned land within the annexation boundary. Therefore, at this time, the City of St. Albert has decided to withdraw the Notice of Intent to Annex. On May 2, 2022, the City of St. Albert Council passed the following motion: “That Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to take the necessary actions to withdraw the Notice of Intent to Annex land from the City of Edmonton.”

Thank you for your feedback and participation in this project.