ve been seeing chatter and getting direct feedback about the Leisure Centre fieldhouse being closed with no immediate replacement available. While I agree with some of what I’m hearing, I’d also respectfully push back on a lot of it.

The biggest thing I’d push back on: the speed of decision making for “next steps.” It is being done at a deliberate, appropriate speed.

Kids aren’t missing out on play because Council is refusing to take action or dragging its feet. Instead, we are doing what it takes to build something that will be the best possible long-term solution for our community. In my opinion, that means building something new on the Composite High School and Leisure Centre sites. But that is physically impossible until the old buildings are fully gone….

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Administration has spent months working with Council’s Strategic Plan to create business plans, analyze service levels, and evaluate programming. This work has gone into creating a proposed budget for 2023-2026. You can read it here.

This week, Council will be questioning, debating, and amending the budget. Then in a few weeks time, it will approve a final budget.

Following are 5 key things to know about the budget.

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Today the Transit re-design launched. I tried the new system out with Councillor Mike O'Connor.

We started in an On-Demand area. Booked a ride to Towne Centre Mall and caught a transfer on the Shopper's Shuttle (#3) to Westgate. Councillor O'Connor [allegedly] kicked my butt at shuffleboard. Then I took the Shopper's Shuttle downtown again and caught a transfer home.

On Demand was really slick…

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Grande Prairie residents pay an unfair amount for electricity. Last night, Council discussed our advocacy efforts surrounding electricity transmission and distribution charges.

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