Let get some incentives for businesses to be here!
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?
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
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...
Better lighting
"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."...
I don’t hear scheming and plans for vagrancy
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...
Include volunteer organizations
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...
There is nothing unfriendly about City Hall
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...
Capitalize on a media liaison role
Unfortunately, this city is developing a reputation to the external world as being a location for frequent crime, substance abuse and addictions, and – in general – a city in decline with very few positive attributes. This is, in part, due to the high proportion of ‘bad news’ stories that make their way into the...
On walking into City Hall
For as much effort and money as was put into the renovations at City Hall (which, incidentally, are absolutely beautiful), paying a visit via the main entrance is much like walking into a closet, if you can find it at all. Once inside, depending on the day and time, you are either a) not greeted...
Build an indoor skate park and recreation center
How about follow thorsby's example and build an indoor skate park and recreation center that is supervised -- keep the kids off the street and away from the drugs? ... and more funding for low income families to get on their feet. to give their children better opportunities within the community to not be in...
Put some new people in office
Put some new people in office that wanna raise money for the people to help the people. not for new water towers and lagoons. ffs...fund the family resource center to open back up. a much needed counselling center in a community that is high in domestic violence.
Draft Goals Online – Have your say
Over the last year we have been listening to what you've had to say about the City of Wetaskiwin - what you like and what you don't. Based on what we've heard, the Wetaskiwin Tomorrow Committee, has released the first draft of proposed goals for the City.
Have we got...