Red Deer County awarded for red tape reduction initiatives

Red Deer County has been honored as the recipient of the 2021 Minister’s Award for Municipal Excellence with Special Recognition for red tape reduction (RTR) in a Rural Municipality.

Officials say the award recognizes the County’s efforts this past year for initiatives to reduce unnecessary time and resources spent by citizens and businesses to comply with regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by legislation, regulations, and associated policies, forms and guides.

Since 2002, the annual award program encourages municipalities to share successes by recognizing accomplishments in the provision of municipal services in Alberta.

In an official letter from Honorable Ric McIver, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, commends Red Deer County’s “work to make it easier for businesses to start up in the municipality, particularly by streamlining business approvals.”