To promote the city more
How could you make [the changes you would like to see] happen?
"Ask Mayor and Council to promote the city more."
– Submitted on Wetaskiwin Tomorrow Survey (City Voice)
“… low-paying jobs and high taxes.”
What is it like for you to live in Wetaskiwin?
"Having trouble making ends meet because of low-paying job opportunities and high taxes."
– Submitted on Wetaskiwin Tomorrow Survey (City Voice)
To establish a civic fund-raising office
"Wetaskiwin has stayed a blue collar town. It does not look like that has been a winning strategy.
I doubt if the town can get an academically oriented college soon, so that source of leadership is probably not going to be available here. What the town does have is a very substantial wealth base. It badly...
The recreation facilities (Video Comment)
City of Wetaskiwin Alderman Dale Crabtree talks about his favourite thing about the city -- the recreation facilities.
More Industry
What changes would you most like to see here?
"More industry. To create more jobs. This town is going nowhere without it."
– Submitted on Wetaskiwin Tomorrow Survey (City Voice)
A vagrancy law
What changes would you most like to see here?
"Bring back the vagrancy law -- all persons need to have a min[imum] amount of money on them when wandering the town."
-- Submitted on Wetaskiwin Tomorrow Survey (City Voice)
A curfew
What changes would you most like to see here?
"A 9 pm curfew (9 or 10 pm). A siren heard around town so all minors need to go home or indoors."
-- Submitted on Wetaskiwin Tomorrow Survey (City Voice)
Twin City: Ashoro, Japan
"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...
The silence …
"My favourite part of Wetaskiwin is the silence in some parts of the community. I am fortunate as the area of Wetaskiwin that I live in has no noise other than the occasional sound of kids playing or a dog barking. I have lived in Edmonton and heard sirens, car doors slamming, air traffic and...
“Although I’ve grown to like the city I feel that this is not the place that we will be raising our children…”
"We moved here from Edmonton as I thought a smaller community would be safer but it seems that it is just not true. Wetaskiwin is sporting the same kind of major city problems without any of the larger city amenities. There isn't even a trade off here but rather a lose-lose situation when it comes...
“It appears if Wetaskiwin were to actually grow, these few wealthy individuals would lose their stronghold …”
"Because of an extreme lack of retail business, this town loses way to much of the money that could be spent in Wetaskiwin’s to other cities like Leduc, Camrose and even Edmonton. There is no reason why Wetaskiwin doesn’t have a Superstore, Staples or other big box stores, except for the availability of land at...
My Wetaskiwin = Rec Facilities
"My Wetaskiwin Tomorrow will have lots of recreation facilities, lots of green space, a full parking lot (indicating lots of participation and activity), parks, room to expand, and excellent professional services."
-- CAG Member Bill Elliot