We have operated on fact in all areas of responsibility and where possible we are open to sharing information.
Operational successes
- Strategic cash flow decisions
- Priority setting i.e., making payroll and pay bills
- Audit as per policy of TNW which requires straight line amortization
- We were able to minimize water rate increases in negotiation with our provider by extending existing contract for 2 years
- Draft budget in preparation for new council will be presented to Council second week of September
- Maintenance budgets and plans i.e.: for failing chip seal
- Inspections ensure that any work we choose to do is warranted i.e., bca on rec facilities
- Equal treatment in collection of outstanding town accounts on taxes and utilities. Many thanks to the community.
- Grants, obtain grants through continual staff effort on research and application
Capital investments
- Every effort made to cover capital costs with grant funds
- Purchase of Backhoe, dump truck and skid steer
- Drainage study and plan
- Park work and creation, rest areas, skateboard and bmx track equipment
- Trail work, fully walkable town
- Road work
- landfill
- Pool upgrade
- Playgrounds upgrade to requisite safety regs.
- Ball diamond work
- Jackfish
- Bandy lake creation of an additional day use picnic site for our residents
- Southside drainage, higher standard
- Town wide chip seal and maintenance budgets, a town wide chip seal project rfp in planning stages and funds already ensured for entire project to quality standard
- Couturier lot: last year a good start on clean-up, next stage remediation we will lead by example (GNWT lots)
- LED Sign
- Town street signage x75
- New picnic tables to be installed at each rest area
- Pool work
- New website
- New financial system
- Utilities work; upgrade of filter underdrains at Water Treatment Plant and filter media replacement
- Replacement of fire hydrants and repair hydrant boxes on the above ground portion of the town’s water mains
Council has approved a Capital Project Funding Strategy. This will cover capital plan investments going forward for 2021/2022. This plan will ensure:
- the corporation’s ability to legitimately cover its 25% obligation on ICIP and BCA grant obligations
- the corporation’s ability to cash flow projects moving forward without jeopardizing its ability to consistently meet payroll and pay the bills