In an effort to share costs for “mutually beneficial” recreational and fire services, the County of Grande Prairie and the Town of Wembley finalized two agreements.
The County says the agreements outline joint funding and support for a variety of recreational and fire services in both communities in the coming years. Funding arrangements include green spaces, public parks, recreational programming, and the Wembley Arena.
The agreements come as a result of the province’s Municipal Government Act which requires municipalities who share common boundaries to create an Intermunicipal Cooperation Framework agreement for services that are beneficial to both communities.
Officials suggest the recently signed recreation renewal agreement and the amended fire agreement mark the continuation of a relationship that pursues recreational opportunities and public safety for both the county and the town.
The newly negotiated recreation arrangement outlines funding the county will provide to the Town of Wembley from 2024 to 2028, and the fire agreement reduces the administrative fees payable by the Town of Wembley to the County of Grande Prairie in 2025 and 2026.
