In 2023, the Town of Altona Council engaged in an in-depth strategic direction review, including input from the community. Their goal was to identify the key priorities to help inform decision making and direction going forward. During that process, several key strategies arose.

Key Strategies:

Making Fiscally Responsible Decisions

Making good decisions starts with good information. Council is committed to using a data-driven approach to make decisions that are right for the community, using sustainable funding models, and seeking out funding opportunities. Making fiscally responsible decisions means investing in care and upkeep to protect our existing assets, and ensuring that appropriate resources are allocated to support operations. It also means exploring new and different solutions to address operational requirements, and collaborating with community and regional partners for shared success.

Practicing Good Environmental Stewardship

To take care of the environment is to take care of our future. The Town of Altona is committed to adopting a sustainability lens when making decisions for the future of our community. Seeking out opportunities to reduce the community’s environmental impact, and to improve the climate resiliency of our community are core to being responsible environmental stewards, as is reconciliation with the original stewards of this land.  

Preparing for Sustainable Growth

As the community continues to grow, it is important that all sectors grow at a similar pace. This means that industrial development, commercial development, residential development, and population should all grow together. As the community grows, there will be increased need for municipal services, and ensuring that the organization, assets and resources are growing at the appropriate rate will help ensure long-term success for the community.