During budget deliberations on November 30 to December 4, City Council approved the 2021 and 2022 Capital Budgets. Capital budgets pay for major project such as reconstructing streets; building and improving public facilities such as recreation facilities, community centres, parks and fire halls; dealing with growth pressures such as new streets; and initiatives.
The approved 2021 Capital Budget totals $218.7 million. Below is the top 20 major projects approved:
Project |
2021 Approval Amount |
Project years |
Fire Training Facility |
$4.468 million |
2021 |
2021 Paved Roadway Network Management |
$13.788 million |
2021 |
Collicutt Centre Preservation 2021 |
$2.945 million |
2021 |
Intermediate (Central) School Renovation Completion |
$4.604 million |
2021 |
9-1-1 Emergency Communications Centre |
$5.782 million |
2021 |
CP Rail Overpass |
$6.343 million |
2021 |
GH Dawe Community Centre |
$35.526 million |
2021-2022 |
Park Land Acquisition 2021 |
$10.1 million |
2021 |
Road 6: Taylor Drive / Hwy 11A Intersection |
$8.184 million |
2021 |
Civic Yards Flood Berm |
$4.604 million |
2021 |
Storm Water Infrastructure |
$8.023 million |
2021 |
2021 Fleet Replacement Vehicles |
$2.812 million |
2021 |
ELP Substations & SCADA (current projects) |
$2.654 million |
2020-2023 |
Wastewater Main Infrastructure (annual program) |
$3.954 million |
2021 |
Wastewater Treatment Plant Flood Berm Construction |
$3.946 million |
2021 |
Water Utility Infrastructure (annual program) |
$7.540 million |
2021 |
WWTP Rehab, Replacement & Upgrades |
$3.905 million |
2021 |
ELP Enhancements of Electrical Service (customer-driven) |
$2.406 million |
2021 |
Area 1: Hazlett Lake – Overflow Drainage Route Rehab |
$2.806 million |
2021-2022 |
WWTP Phase 5A Project |
$42.313 million |
2021-2022 |
The approved 2022 Capital Budget totals $75.1 million. Council approved this budget during the multi-year budget deliberations in late 2021. They will review this budget in advance of 2022 to respond to external influences and just the already approved budget accordingly. Below is the top 20 major projects approved for 2022:
Project |
2022 Approval Amount |
2022 Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement |
$1,416,000 |
2022 Information Technology Refresh |
$962,000 |
2022 Paved Roadway Network Management |
$14,599,000 |
Install New Parking Pay Infrastructure |
$2,884,000 |
Traffic Control Systems Replacement |
$2,097,000 |
College Park Servicing (Water/Sanitary) |
$4,719,000 |
2022 Fleet Replacement Vehicles |
$6,214,000 |
Development Servicing - Annual |
$1,462,000 |
ELP Infrastructure Replacements & Upgrades 2022 |
$2,595,000 |
ELP Overhead & Underground Systems-Annual 2022 |
$1,971,000 |
Municipal 3rd Party Capital Work |
$1,573,000 |
Wastewater Main Infrastructure |
$1,696,000 |
Wastewater Main Infrastructure – Annual Program |
$4,157,000 |
Water Utility Infrastructure – Annual Program |
$7,927,000 |
WTP Rehabilitation & Replacement |
$1,057,000 |
WWTP Rehabilitation, Replacement and Upgrades – Annual Program |
$2,046,000 |
ELP Enhancements of Electrical Service (Customer-Driven) 2022 |
$2,495,000 |
Northland Drive from Hwy 2 to Taylor Drive – 4 lanes |
$4,089,000 |
Sanitary Truck (NE3) – adjacent to Hwy 2A, connecting shared regional Line to the area (City Snow Site) |
$1,363,000 |