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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...

All 13 Edmonton Metro Region Mayors commit to working together on new Collaborative Economic Development initiative

Having signed a memorandum of understanding, effective April 12, 2021, all 13 regional Mayors are demonstrating a commitment to work in partnership on developing a new, innovative and scalable model with the Collaborative Economic Development (CED) initiative. 

The initiative will advance additional economic opportunities for Edmonton Metropolitan Region partners through projects targeting new, non-residential growth and jobs beyond individual municipal boundaries. Economic development is the...

Town Allows Temporary Outdoor Patios and Canopy/Tents for Restaurants

With the recent re-implementation of Step One COVID-19 restrictions, the Town has taken steps to ensure restaurant owners can safely serve the public with outdoor dining spaces. The restrictions have once again limited food industry businesses to take out and outdoor dining. Indoor dining is currently prohibited.

In response, restaurant owners can now set up temporary outdoor patios on private property. Land Use Bylaw 2576/LUO/17 Section 1.3.2. exempts temporary outdoor patios from requiring development...