What is good about Wetaskiwin is it being twinned with Ashoro city in Japan. This association led to the creation of Ashoro Friendship Park as well as student exchange programs.
When bored/drunk/whatever people destroy and vandalize this park all it really shows is that we as a community do not have enough maturity or caring to be able to have something like this This is a sad staement about our city.
We need more pride in our community and something for the townfolk to rally around!
– submitted at www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca
In February 2009, the City of Wetaskiwin began its sustainability plan, Wetaskiwin Tomorrow. Over the next two years, Wetaskiwin experienced the largest consultation in the City’s history. Now its up to all of us. Wetaskiwin is an amazing place, with even better potential. To reach that potential involves knowing where we want to go and then working towards that vision together. This website is our attempt at such a vision.
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2 comments
Bobbi says:
Aug 27, 2009
I didn't even know we had a twin city. Very sad. :-(
Paris says:
Sep 10, 2009
I agree that there is a lot to be gained from Wetaskiwin's relationship with Ashoro. Unfortunately the twinning has proved costly. As much as our community benefits from exposure to another culture, I think we have a greater responsibility to our citizens. Money could be well spent on local low-cost recreation, subsidizing services or general improvements to infrastructure. The park is lovely, but as mentioned we are constantly repairing it as a result of vandalism. Maybe some well placed funds to support more social programs would generally improve our community and drop our crime rate a little? Just my two cents…