County of Grande Prairie sets 2026-2027 advocacy priorities
Council's annual lobbying list targets electricity pricing, highway funding and health care access for the region.
Why it matters
These priorities signal what local infrastructure, health care and cost issues residents can expect County Council to push the province and Ottawa on over the next two years.
County of Grande Prairie Council has approved its 2026-2027 Advocacy Priorities, outlining the issues it will push other levels of government to act on over the next two years. Top priorities include lobbying the province to adopt a new electricity distribution pricing model, securing funding to build Highway 40X to connect Highways 40 and 43, and backing Maskwa Medical Centre's push for an Alternative Relationship Plan to support its specialized diagnostic clinic.
Reeve Amanda McDonald said council reviews its advocacy priorities every year to make sure residents' interests are represented to other governments, adding that this year's list was chosen to address infrastructure needs and urgent health care and economic challenges in the region.
Other priorities include supporting Northwestern Polytechnic's plan to expand skilled trades programming through the proposed Northern Edge Technology Centre, and asking provincial and federal governments to add more weather stations across the County.
Council is also seeking increased provincial funding for core infrastructure such as roads, bridges and utilities, opposing any further increase to the municipal share of policing costs, and requesting more funding for provincial road maintenance along with a review of secondary highway classifications in the Grande Prairie region.
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