Committee of the Whole Highlights

December 19, 2024

Business Incentive Program — The Committee received a presentation from Ernst, Basler and Partner (EBP) on the final draft of recommendations to enhance the County’s Business Incentives Program, part of the 2022 Industrial Investment Attraction Strategy aimed at attracting non-resource extraction investments. The Committee directed Administration to amend the draft and bring it back to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for consideration and discussion.

November28, 2024  

October 18, 2024

Television Installation Project Progressing at Grande Prairie Regional Hospital — The Committee received a progress update from the Hospital Foundation regarding installation of television services at the hospital. Council approved a ten-year $1 million commitment for a bedside engagement system to begin in 2020. To advance the project forward in November 2023, Council redirected those funds toward television services and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Foundation. To date, the County has provided $570,465, including $70,000 in 2024. The project, which is expected to be completed in March 2025, will see widescreen TVs installed in patient rooms and common areas, including individual TVs at each treatment chair in the Cancer Centre.

September 20, 2024

Disaster Recovery Program Update – Administration provided an update on the status of Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) submissions related to the Dunes West Wildfire and Kleskun Creek Wildfire. The total cost submitted to the DRP for the Dunes West Wildfire was $7,585,656.33 with just under $1.8 million awaiting reimbursement. The application submitted on August 7, 2024, for the Kleskun Creek Fire is pending approval from the Municipal Wildfire Assistance Program.