Beautification

• Introduction
• Community Appearance
• Environmental Action
• Heritage Conservation
• Tree Management
• Landscape
• Floral

Garden in Stettler! Garden plots are available for rent starting April 1 of each growing season at any of the three Community Gardens located around Stettler. Rent a 10x10 ($5), a 10x22 ($10) or a 22x22 ($20) plot for the summer. Plots are distributed on a first come, first serve basis. Application forms are available at the link below or at the Parks Office and can be submitted during the month of April. Gardens will be reading for planting around May long weekend.

New raised 4'x8' beds at the Central Garden (by schools) can be rented in 2024

Want to be a volunteer supervisor for a garden? Leave your contact info at the Stettler Recreation Centre!

Community Gardens Application Package

The Community Orchard includes the following features:
• 540 hardy fruiting trees and shrubs, including multiple varieties of apples (2 each of 6 vars), pears (3 vars), plums (3 vars), crabapples (1 var), apricots (2 vars), dwarf sour cherries (4 cultivars), nanking cherries, black and pink currants, gooseberries, Saskatoon berries (2 cultivars), raspberries (3 cultivars), haskap/blue honeysuckle (2 cultivars), rhubarb and grapes (5 vars).
• 4 large Siberian larch and 30 Virginia creeper vines; 2 Wisteria vines; 1 hops; 2 clematis vines.
• A lattice fence on the west edge of Phase 1 (for the vines – grapes inside, Virginia creeper outside)
• ~1500+ perennial flowers/ornamentals, including peonies (6 named varieties, plus unnamed mixed colours), daylilies (18 varieties), Karl Foerster Reed Feather Grass in borders and pathway borders
• Phase 2 has an additional ~300 perennial flowers (14 different daylilies, 3 colours of peony, 1 Veronica speedwell) in a border planting.
• Map / Legend sign, along with pictures of all fruit and flower species for education
• The entire site is open to the public, with signs indicating picking rules. Excess produce will be supplied to the Food Bank. Educational elements will be added in the future.

Walk 'n' Roll

The Walk 'n' Roll is an annual challenge organized by the Heartland Beautification Committee! In years past, there has been a friendly competition between the Towns of Wainwright, Ponoka and Stettler.

Residents of all three communities are encouraged to park their cars in spring and summer, and walk or bike to their destinations instead. The Town whose residents walk or ‘roll’ to the most destinations during the months of May through August wins bragging rights and takes home the contest trophy in the fall.

Here’s what you need to know about the Challenge and how you can get involved:

• Stettler residents will be able to register their ‘trips’ starting on May 1 to August 31. Results for each participating community will be announced each month.
• A ‘trip’ means a destination reached via walking, biking or any other non-motorized means of transportation.
• The distance of each trip is not important.
• The ‘to’ and ‘from’ portion of each trip is counted as two trips in total.
• A ‘trip’ does not mean going for a walk or for a bike ride purely for exercise or recreation.
• Students and schools are encouraged to register all of their trips when they walk or bike to school each day or when classes walk to the pool or other field trips.

Eco Excellence Awards

Nominate a Stettler area resident, including yourself, who exemplifies the Reduce, Re-use, Recycle slogan. Categories include individuals/families, business, non-profit/institutions and "item longevity". Deadline is the end of May each year. To nominate someone please send an email to stettlerbeautification@gmail.com with a couple of sentences why the nominee is worthy. 

Trash 2 Treasure

One person's trash is another's treasure! Set your unwanted but usable items (furniture, appliances, household items, etc.) on your front lawn throughout the two-day event and label them 'Free'. This signals that other residents are welcome to take these items. Unclaimed items should be placed in your alley for pick-up during the following week of Lane Cleanup. Keep an eye on this page and Facebook for this years' dates!

Repair Café

Get free help with the repair of your broken items at our next repair café event! Expert volunteers help you repair things like bicycles, clothing, wood furniture, small appliances, computers and musical instruments.

Some of our other promotions you may have seen around town:

BYO Bags, Bag Share, We Go Bagless, Wear a Sweater Promotion, Trying to be Idle-free, Straws Optional, Cigarette Butt Recycling, Pen Recycling

• Where Do I Take it? A-Z guide - Find where you can re-use, recycle or responsibly dispose of over 600 items in the Stettler area
• Where Do I Fix it? Find repair services in the Stettler area in many categories such as appliances, small engines, clocks, heavy sewing, knife-sharpening, musical instruments, sewing machines, bicycles and others.
• Business + Apartment Recycling
• Backyard Composting

For ongoing information and "Green Tips," follow the Heartland Beautification Committee on Facebook.

Pedestal Wraps

One of our recent projects that highlights Stettler’s heritage is wrapping some of our utility pedestals with photos from early Stettler. We are always looking for high quality photos from
the early Stettler years - please contact us if you have any!