Town of Didsbury Strategic Plan
The Town of Didsbury Strategic Plan provides direction to make informed decisions—it sets priorities, focuses resource allocation, and addresses strategic issues facing the community, now and into the future. The Strategic Plan also serves as the foundation on which plans and budgets are developed and approved.
2026 - 2029 Town of Didsbury Strategic Plan
The development of the 2026-2029 Strategic Plan began on the campaign trail. During the 2025 municipal election, candidates heard directly from residents, business owners, and community members about what is working, what is missing, and what matters most in Didsbury. When Council came together after the election, those conversations became the starting point for developing this plan.
Didsbury Town Council and the CAO participated in two strategic planning workshop in May of 2026 to consider a future direction for the Town and build a framework for a 2026 - 2029 Strategic Plan.
The workshop objectives were to identify a shared vision for Didsbury and to develop the components of a strategic plan that would provide guidance to Council and administration for the remainder of the term.
Through facilitated discussions and collaborative effort, Council:
- Reviewed the results of three public engagement exercises, including a public budget survey, a public satisfaction survey, and a series of in-person sessions. Each initiative was designed to extract different types of information, ranging from broad community sentiments to granular, actionable feedback.
- Determined priorities and objectives for the next four years, with strategic initiatives designed to meet those objectives.
- Developed a draft plan that identified four key priority pillars and objectives for administration, as well as governance objectives for Council.
Council identified four Key Pillars identifying the priorities/core focus areas for this term:
- Community Sustainability
- Business Vitality
- Infrastructure Management
- Operational Excellence
To meet these overarching goals, this strategic plan identifies 25 Objectives with associated Key Actions. These objectives all broadly fall within the focus of the four key pillars in this 2026 - 2029 Town of Didsbury Strategic Plan.
2026 - 2029 Town of Didsbury Strategic Plan (PDF)
Intermunicipal Cooperation and Planning
Municipalities that share a common boundary must create an Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) with one another. All ICFs must align with the requirements outlined in Part 17.2 of the Municipal Government Act.
Frameworks are intended to:
- provide for integrated and strategic planning, delivery and funding of intermunicipal services
- allocate scarce resources efficiently in the providing local services
- ensure municipalities contribute funding to services that benefit their residents
Each framework must:
- describe the services that benefit residents in more than one of the municipalities
- identify which municipality is responsible for providing these services
- outline how the services will be delivered and funded
- include a process for resolving disputes that occur while the framework is in effect
The Town of Didsbury shares a common boundary with Mountain View County. Together, our two municipalities have created a shared agreement:
The Town of Didsbury & Mountain View County Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework Master Agreement
The Town of Didsbury has additional agreements with Mountain View County, including:
