Surveys, open houses, public hearings and other current opportunities to provide your feedback will be posted below.

Have you taken the Youth Survey Yet?

Synergy in partnership with the Chestermere Mental Health Coalition want to know your ideas on how to make the community safer for children and youth.

Take the survey: www.yoursynergy.ca/communitycoalition

Deadline: March 14th, 2022

Let's connect about policing!

Public Hearing Times Survey (Jan 20-Feb 3, 2022)

Chestermere’s City Council is considering adjusting the times when Public Hearings are held.

Click this link to take the 3 minute survey and tell us what you think!

Public Hearings are formal opportunities for City Council to hear from anyone who may be impacted by a proposed bylaw or resolution. They are typically held on Council meeting days (Tuesday). They are required to be held prior to major municipal changes (e.g. land use regulations, control of a corporation, sale of municipal reserve land, etc.) and are usually held after first reading of a bylaw has been passed.  

The survey will be open from January 20 – February 3, 2022. Following the survey, results will then be posted to this page.  

Oakmere Way Playground Equipment Replacement

• The City is committed to providing safe play spaces for all residents. Through regular safety inspections the City has identified aging play equipment at the Oakmere Way playground (152 Oakmere Way) that will need to be replaced in Spring/Summer, 2022. The Parks Division collected feedback through an online survey, open from Dec. 15th - January 14th. 

Project Update:

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Oakmere Way Playground Equipment Replacement online survey. We received a great response with 55 participants. 

We learned a lot about what users thought our parks team should consider for replacement equipment. You can find the detailed survey results here.

To summarize, you told us:

• You do not want alternative replacement options for this playground equipment like a basketball court or ice rink 
• You want the City to replace playground equipment with more adventurous options like climbers and ziplines
• You feel that the playground should accommodate preschoolers and school aged kids play most
• You said swings, slides and climbing equipment was most popular with your kids
• You like having seating to watch your kids play 
• You want to ensure that the playground includes accessible equipment and surfacing 

Thanks for the feedback! 

We will be working with our suppliers to choose the equipment and will post an update about what will be installed over the next few months. Once it is available, the City post the design information on this page.

Accessibility Survey 

• Open from August - October 2021
• In partnership with the Accessibility Advisory Committee
• Survey Results

Kinniburgh Playground Equipment Replacement

• Thanks to everyone who participated in the Kinniburgh Playground Equipment Replacement online survey in August! 
• We received an amazing response with over 70 participants. We learned a lot about what users thought our Parks Team should consider for replacement equipment.

To summarize, participants said they'd like to see:

• More inclusive features and equipment
• Equipment for younger age groups
• Unique rock features and climbers 

We will be working with our suppliers to choose the equipment and will post an update about what will be installed in the New Year. Due to some unforeseen delays, replacement of the equipment will be pushed from Fall 2021 to Spring 2022.

Harmonized School Zones

• August, 2019
• Instead of separate speed limits for playground zones and school zones, the City of Chestermere approved the creation of 'harmonized' school and playground zones.
• News Release

Anti-bullying Bylaw 

• May, 2019
• Council approved a brand-new bylaw that enables law enforcement teams to better address complaints of bullying in Chestermere. 
• Learn more about the anti-bullying bylaw here

Cannabis Cultivation Bylaw 

• January, 2019
• On December 4^th, City passed 1^st reading of a Cannabis Cultivation Bylaw. The bylaw would only allow those with a permit to grow recreational use cannabis in their home.
• City Council reviewed the consultation and voted on February 19, 2019 to defeat the proposed bylaw. Thank you to everyone who took time to participate in the discussion.  
• Visit our website to learn more about Cannabis Legalization in Chestermere here

Lake Safety Management Plan

• In 2018-2019 the City embarked on the development of a Recreation Lake Safety Management Plan to detail how the City can help to improve safety on Chestermere Lake for all users.
• In 2019 the Recreation Lake Safety Management Plan was completed and approved by Council. Based on the recommendations made in the Plan, pilot safety initiatives were successfully implemented during the 2019 spring/summer season. The initiatives included an electronic boat launch permit system, a lake safety education program and a safety and speed limit buoys system.
• Based the Recreation Lake Safety Plan recommendations, community and expert feedback City Administration created a draft Lake Use Bylaw. After review in January, 2019, City Council defeated the proposed bylaw. 
• Lake Safety Engagement Summary
• Recreation Lake Safety Management Plan