Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Minister’s Awards for Municipal Excellence
Each year, the Minister’s Awards for Municipal Excellence program encourages municipalities to share their successes by recognizing accomplishments in providing municipal services to Albertans.
AUMA is proud to see four of our members recognized for their collaboration, hard work, and creativity. Congratulations to Town of Taber, Town of Peace River, City of Lethbridge, and Town of Raymond!
For more information about the Minister’s Awards for Municipal Excellence program, including a list of all practices submitted for 2020, visit the Government of Alberta’s website.
2020 Award Winners
Category: Building Economic Strength
Town of Taber, Wastewater Operations Collaboration
The Town of Taber entered into a public‐private partnership with Lantic Inc., Taber’s local sugar factory, to operate its wastewater treatment plant in 2018. The town provided certified utility operators to oversee Lantic's wastewater program, and to assist with its maintenance and capital replacement plans.
Category: Partnership
Town of Peace River, Sunrise Medical Clinic
Partners: Northern Sunrise County, Municipal District of Peace No. 135, County of Northern Lights, Frank Lovsin, Obsidian Energy, Mercer International Inc. and Rotary Club of Peace River
The Town of Peace River and its partners collaborated across regional, public and private spheres to improve access to healthcare in Northern Alberta by partnering to develop a medical clinic adjacent to the Regional Medical Centre (hospital) that provides expanded treatment space.
Category: Service Delivery Innovation
City of Lethbridge, Tax and Assessment with HEART
The Tax and Assessment with HEART program provides vulnerable homeowners an opportunity to seek assistance from an array of different programs and resources, through a combined tax, assessment and community partner outreach team. This is an early intervention program that is helping vulnerable citizens and engaging community groups and city workers to find solutions together. The program was designed to prevent homelessness, rather than be a contributor to homelessness.
Category: Smaller Municipalities
Town of Raymond, Net Zero Solar Project
The Town of Raymond installed solar panels in an effort to be more environmentally friendly, and to decrease electricity costs associated with running the municipality. Municipal operations are now electrically net‐zero generating, and selling as much solar electricity as consumed operationally.
