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(inside the last nose count in 2001 there was exactly 2,037 residents), & many microscopic businesses, & deuce schools: Millet School & [http://www.wrps.ab.ca/gs Griffiths-Scott Middle School].
Around June of annually, the Millet Times celebration will require place. This is the annual parade, trade indicate, pyrotechnic, & regionally noted Millet Times Soccer Tournament. Millet focuses in agriculture, & recreation & sports.
A todays city manager of Millet is Dave Gursky.
=History=
the Town of Millet was known as around honour of August Millet, world health organization was believed to exist as a paddler for Father Lacombe. around June 17, 1903, Millet was proclaimed the Village by an Choose-in-Council of the Northwest Territories. By 1908, Millet's 1st Council member were elected.
Within October 1927 a calamitous fire destroyed several of a buildings along a east side of Railway Street, however the business community rebuilt through the street.
Around 1950, the Board of Trade built a Community Hall & gave it to the Village. A Hall is however existence utilized now. Around 1953, Northwestern Utilities brought gas to the Village. Griffiths Scott School was built witharound 1982, & the Senior Citizens Apartment was completed in 1983. In September First, 1983, Millet was declared the Town, & "Coming to Town" celebrations were held in October 15, 1983.
=A First=
Town council has hopes of Millet growing largely in the years to are. Hopefully beginning, by owning the recently Points N Developments on the to the north prevent of town, that may handle a 35 acre range. Phase one of this newly residential development, may lead off at anytime. Likewise projected for in a region of the Points Northerly area occurs as high for Millet. (Which is non already available, students around high school (grades 10-12) come bussed to either Wetaskiwin or even Leduc).
=Media=
the town has a little each week newspaper, [http://www.pipestoneflyer.com/ The Pipestone Flyer]. A town's news is too covered in the [http://www.wetaskiwintimes.com/ Wetaskiwin Times] & a [http://www.leducrep.com/ Leduc Representative].
In the Wetaskiwin area, a Community Channel (Northern Cablevision Channel 10) is broadcast away from a city of Wetaskiwin, also when 2 radio stations. More major radio stations come picked higher from either Edmonton. A Edmonton Sun and Edmonton Journal are also distributed around Millet.
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