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Town Receives Ninth Consecutive Canadian Award for Financial Reporting

The Town of Stony Plain’s 2019 Annual Report has been recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for their Canadian Award for Financial Reporting (CanFR). This is the ninth consecutive year the Town has received the award.

Reports submitted to the CanFR program undergo an intensive review process by select members of the GFOA and a review committee. Criteria for the award includes the spirit of full disclosure designed to clearly communicate a municipality’s financial story....

Plan Your Local Adventure with the 2021 Destination Guide

The 2021 Destination Guide is here! This year’s Destination Guide can be picked up from the Greater Parkland Regional Chamber of Commerce office during regular business hours.

The Destination Guide is an all-in-one resource for exciting events and activities in Stony Plain. This year’s Guide will provide residents with COVID-friendly activities happening throughout the community from May through to December.

While this year’s Destination Guide will not be mailed out, residents will receive a postcard...

NAME IT DO NOT NUMB IT

Mental Health Week runs May 3-9.

This year the Canadian Mental Health Association reminds us to get real about how we feel by naming your feelings not numbing them.  We can do that by getting right up close to our feelings so that we can identify and name them.  When we name how we feel instead of numbing it, we actually feel better.  When we name our emotions we can tame them.  Especially the harder ones.  The ones we sometimes call “negative” like sadness, anger and fear. ...

MacLean’s Best Communities: Stony Plain Earns a Top Spot in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region

STONY PLAIN, AB: MacLean’s has listed Stony Plain in the top 75 best Canadian communities for 2021. The Town is ranked 61 out of 415 communities across the country, seventh in Alberta, and second in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.

The Canadian magazine publishes national community rankings weighing factors including affordability, population growth, taxes, crime, weather, health, amenities, community, and internet access. Stony Plain’s top features that have earned it a spot amongst the top...

Refining the Strategic Plan for the Town of Stony Plain

The Town of Stony Plain’s Council is pleased to share the release of the updated 2021-2024 Strategic Plan, an important milestone in the Town’s forward-thinking efforts to ensure its leadership remains focused on key priorities and opportunities facing residents and business owners. The Strategic Plan provides a clear framework for the Town to operate utilizing evidence-based decision-making processes when considering service provision and financial commitments related to municipal partnership, local...