Budget Dollars at Work

Your Municipal Dollars at Work

Parks

The Municipality maintains over 1200 hectares of parkland, including:

8 spray parks, 104 playgrounds, 4 skate parks, 7 outdoor rinks, 4 dog parks, 58 sports fields, 10 tennis courts, 1 bike skills park, 3 boat launches
3 cemetaries
2800 park amenities, 56 parking lots
214 km of trail/parkways, 84 km of sidewalks, 36
36 km of winter groomed trail, 12 km of crosswalks
90 km of post and rail fencing, 30 km chain-link fencing
400 planters, 200 hanging baskets and 13 hectares of inground planting beds

Learn more about Parks and Greens Spaces in Wood Buffalo at rmwb.ca/parks

Environmental Services

Provides Landfill Operations, Water Treatment/Wastewater Treatment and Underground Services.

Programs and Services at a Glance:

Recovers, Reuses, and Recycles nearly 44,000 tonnes of material per year.

Landfills over 88,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Operates and maintains:

2 Engineered Landfills
2 Transfer Stations
5 Recycling Depots
21 Collection Vehicles
54,500 Curbside Collection Bins (Waste and Recycling)

The RMWB operates and maintains:

375 kms of water mains
300 kms of storm sewer
333 kms of sanitary sewer
1 Regional Water Treatment Plant
4 Rural Community Water Treatment Plants
11 Potable Pump Stations + 3 Booster Stations
10 Drinking Water Reservoirs
6 Truck Fill Stations
1 Wastewater Treatment Plant with Compost Facility
5 Rural Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Systems
23 Sanitary Lift Stations in urban and rural communities

More than 9-billion litres of tap water treated annually.

Transit Services

Provides public transportation services within the region. Services include local scheduled bus routes, school service, and specialized mobility assistance required transportation (SMART Bus).

Offers three types of public transportation – Conventional, Rural and Specialized
Accessible curb-to-curb SMART Bus service available for seniors (65 or over) or those with special needs, with mobility issues that prevent or severely restrict their use of conventional bus service.
Over 400 bus stops for conventional transit service in the urban service area

Learn more about public transit services in Wood Buffalo at rmwb.ca/transit

Community Investments

Provides support and service to:

Social Profit Sector
Homeless Serving Sector
Municipal grant funding for local non-profits
Municipal facility operators

Learn more about Municipal grants and funding in Wood Buffalo at rmwb.ca/grants

Roads

The Municipality maintains:

650 lane km of roadway and 39 km of back alleys in the urban service area as well as 302 km of concrete sidewalk
85 traffic control devices within the region
River break preparation and response, including the residential sandbag program.

Downtown Revitalization

Municipality has invested a significant amount in projects, programs, services and initiatives in preparation for a refreshed, revitalized downtown area.

Waterfront Revitalization Project
Downtown Revitalization Incentives Program
kiyām Community Park project
Downtown Tax Exemption Program

Learn more about Downtown Revitalization in Fort McMurray.

Police Support and Bylaw Services

Promoting, educating, investigating and enforcing municipal bylaws
School zone and playground patrols
Animal Control
Detachment operations
Crime Trend Analysis
Victim Services

Fire and Ambulance

Regional Emergency Services keep residents and communities safe by providing:

911 Emergency Communications
Integrated Emergency Response (Fire & EMS)
Regional Emergency Management Plan to address planning, preparedness, response and recovery
Regional Emergency Coordination Centre (RECC)
Emergency Social Services (ESS)
Community Emergency Management Plans (CEMP)
Vulnerable Persons Registry (VPR)

Learn more about Emergency Services in Wood Buffalo

Rural Operations and Services

Rural Water and Sewer Services - Ongoing project to provide sewer and water connections to more than 850 lots in Anzac, Conklin, Gregoire Lake Estates, Janvier and Saprae Creek Estates. Local drainage improvement, 8 km of new hot asphalt roadway in Draper. Learn more about Rural Water and Sewer at rmwb.ca/rwss
Rural Broadband Internet Infrastructure - Project in partnership with Telus to connect Draper, Janvier, Fort McKay, Conklin, Anzac and Gregoire Lake Estates directly to high-speed fibre optic network.
Rural Facilities - Municipality maintains rural airport, arenas, aquatic and community centers, and other recreational facilities.
Rural Roads - More than 200 kilometres of Gravel and Paved roadway maintenance and 222 km of winter road (Fort Chipewyan and La Loche) construction and maintenance.

Flood Mitigation

Permanent Flood Mitigation – Berms and elevated roads are being built to the 1-in-200-year flood level along the Clearwater River and portions of the Hangingstone River in Fort McMurray
Temporary flood mitigation – Installation and removal of structural protection to the 1-in-200-year flood level in Fort McMurray as permanent flood mitigation is completed. Other temporary measures in place for river breakup, such as pumps, enhanced protection of underground systems and increased monitoring.

Learn more about Flood Mitigation

$13 million reduction from the amended 2020 Budget
$305 million overall budget reduction since work began in 2017 to reduce the tax ratio
$44 million for flood mitigation design and construction
$15 million for rural water and sewer servicing
$40.5 million in direct community support for local non-profit organizations, including municipal facility operators
$43 million for fire and ambulance services
$20 million for parks and outdoor recreation spaces
$57 million for environmental services, includes water, wastewater and landfill services
$44 million for police support and bylaw services
$200 thousand for a memorial to remember the impact of Moccasin Flats, with design options forthcoming after community engagement completed