City Council Corporate Achievements

Grande Prairie City Council is helping to make Grande Prairie "The Greatest Place to Be". Our Mission is to provide, support, or facilitate municipal services that meet community needs and enhance the quality of life for all. Throughout the year, City Council has focused on six major areas in achieving this mission. These areas included reinforcing our role as a Leading Northwestern Centre, ensuring Fiscal Responsibility, endeavouring to become an Internationally Connected Community, continuing to provide a Safe Community, encouraging a Caring and Active Community, and promoting Pride in a Beautiful Northern City.

• Leading Northwestern Centre               • Fiscal Responsibility
• Internationally Connected City             • Safe Community 
• Caring and Active Community               •Pride in a Neautiful Northern City

           

NORTHERN REGIONAL CENTRE

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Aircraft rescue and firefighting services provided • Airport continues to grow as a regional hub • Alberta Urban Municipalities Association    Board representation • Annexation of County land concluded • Building construction values near $80 million • Building permits issued exceed 960 • Centre 2000 Tourist Information facility opens • Chamber of Commerce member • City population grows to 36,983 • City/County Inter-Municipal Development Plan    adopted • Community Knowledge Campus project on track • Emergency response mutual aid supplied    regionally • Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board    representation • Fire dispatch services expanded regionally • Grande Prairie Regional Agricultural & Exhibition    Society events sponsored • Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association    involvement • Joint City Council and School Board General    Elections held • Land Use Bylaw adopted • Medical Co-Response Program continued • Meetings held with local M.L.A.'s and Provincial    Ministers • Parade participation in the area increases • Partnerships with area municipalities explored • Peace Region Economic Development Alliance    member • Regional emergency services training offered • Regional Enhanced 911 service continued • Regional service delivery discussions commence • Rotary Bus Tours success increases • Softwood lumber campaign promoted • Ticketmaster Canada contract signed • Water and ice rescue services provided regionally • Western Hockey League Franchise initiative    supported

• Accounts Receivable write off numbers down • Arts Development Funding Program continues • Assessment records updated for downtown properties • Assessment Review Board receives appeals • City Hall plans for the transition to Theodore Court • Assessment valuation accuracy confirmed by    Provincial Audit • Business Tax eliminated • EnMax contract for electricity secured • FCM Green funds received for project investigation • FCSS funding increased • Financial software applications introduced • Grande Prairie named one of the top ten places to    invest in Alberta • Land Management Policy updated • Land sales of $1 million achieved • MRI campaign supported • Museum partnership for regional archives continues • Policy Review continued • Pursuit of Excellence Program continued • RCMP funding equity sought • Red tape reduced • Regular assessment re-inspections continued • Tax Installment Plan popularity increases • Utilities Corporation potential studied • Year-end operating budget surplus reported