"I believe that the city should be asking what areas around the town the citizens would like to see fixed or bettered, things that the city can actually do. Not to mention the road to By-The-Lake-Park, that's an attraction Wetaskiwin has, it's a shame however that it is so terribly hard to drive up there,...
The Wetaskiwin Community Transportation Society (now operating as Wetaskiwin Transit) and its clients, would like to ask everyone to vote for them in the Aviva Community Fund.
Only the 30 (10 in each budget category) ideas with the most votes qualify for the Semi-Finals each round. Final winner is actually determined by a panel of judges...
Our recycling program isn’t bad. We really need to keep plastics in it. The problem is that many people don’t want to bother taking their stuff to the depot. I know it would be expensive, but curbside would encourage more participation. And we shouldn’t allow those huge garbage cans that some people fill every week...
Wetaskiwin needs a new rec centre/pool that is a permanent structure (not a tent that I heart about). Also, we need more retail stores here because I do not wish to have to drive to Leduc or Camrose to shop. (As for Walmart, I never shop there but have been told that prices are more...
[H]ire, part time, some of the folks that attend the Neighbors Outreach of Wetaskiwin center. There are often a number of out of work that are very capable of taking on some day projects or even some multi-day projects. Contact the Network Co-ordinator at the NOW building – Lauralee Fanning [780-352-8428] as there is a...
Let get some incentives for businesses to be here! Try free or reduced taxes for the first year. Or start up loans to small businesses trying Wetaskiwin out as a market. The cost of these things are prohibitive for small businesses and being a small town, we should be promoting them.
We have to ask ourselves “Should we be growing?” — how many people can Wetaskiwin support? What is our current water supply? Maybe we need to focus more on making existing things work better and less on (un)sustainable growth.
There is a big difference between retail & economy. In the past 10 years efforts have been made to try & get more jobs in this town we have failed on each attempt. A packing plant, warehousing & even trying something as absurd as lengthening the runway at the airport to try & become a...
"I think that increased lighting and a few well placed emergency call boxes might greatly improve perceived, and probably actual, safety on the walking trails that we already have. By the Lake Park could certainly benefit from such an upgrade and it might allow all people to enjoy the park, year round and without fear."...
Whenever I spend even a few moments in the Neighbors Outreach of Wetaskiwin, I hear stories of heartache and struggle and yearning, aching for change. I don’t hear scheming and plans for vagrancy!
There are definite and workable possibilities to address these struggles and addictions, we simply need to welcome these, not fear them, as a...
External organizations in the community are a vital link for Wetaskiwin and the infrastructure would crumble without them. We need to look at including volunteer organizations that bring in lots of community interest and ecomomic ability into the community (e.g. Minor hockey hosts tournamnets and games throughout the year which is a vital part of...
First off – there is nothing “un”friendly or “un”welcoming about city hall. Whenever I need some direction I simply ask.
There is one thing that could be a little more obvious: who should I ask first? There doesn’t seem to be a main receptionist. It really doesn’t make much difference to me but it may be...
