Chestermere votes to resume control of utility services

Chestermere residents could see up to an eight per cent rate reduction after city councillors voted Tuesday to retake control of its utility services, according to officials. Chestermere Utilities Inc. was created in 2014 as an arms-length corporation created to provide services like water, sewage, recycling and waste collection. But complaints started after residents began seeing dramatic spikes in their bills. In 2016, council voted in favour of double-digit rate hikes after being told previou