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2020 brought with it a global pandemic, but, even as the City of Wetaskiwin Council and Administration worked at keeping people safe, helping businesses stay afloat and run the City, there were moments of hope and progress.
During his annual State of the City address at the March 11 Leduc and Wetaskiwin Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting, held virtually, Wetaskiwin Mayor Tyler Gandam took participants for a walk down Memory Lane.
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“It has now been a full year since our community was first impacted by the virus, and I want to acknowledge anyone whose life was touched by loss since the pandemic started,” said Gandam. “Whether this loss was a result of COVID, or you were unable to attend the funeral of a loved one due to public health restrictions, this has not been an easy year.”
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Crime rates in Wetaskiwin are coming down.
During the Oct. 26 Wetaskiwin Committee-of-the-Whole meeting, Wetaskiwin RCMP Insp. Keith Durance told Council that in comparing January to September 2019 to the same time period this year, the total Criminal Code offences had dropped by seven percent with persons crimes down three per cent, property crime down five per cent and other Criminal Code offences down 10 per cent.
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At the Oct. 26 Wetaskiwin Council regular council meeting, council approved a Fire Service Bylaw that would see the City recover costs associated to the suppression of structural fires within the City of Wetaskiwin.