What was happening in 2020??? According to CTV, CBC, Calgary Herald, Strathmore News, Anchor News.... In Dec 2020, they reported the City of Chestermere was saving money, doing great, never better....and good enough to provide a tax cut of 2%.

Then how is it that Deputy Minister Sandberg, is forced to admit, while ex Mayor Chalmers was in Council 2017 to 2020 there were Deficits all four years? Deficits increased 54% and in 2020 Chalmers lost $7,070,088 in that year alone??

This is wrong. These politicians lie through their teeth to us and cover it up. Chalmers never told residents he lost $7M in 2020, or that he was running losses every year. McIver knew Chestermere had lost $7M in 2020 and had complaints of fraud and corruption against his brother in law Mayor Chalmers and did nothing. 

• Is that a Cover up? 

• That is a conflict of interest, bias and negligent. 

• What do us residents need Municipal Affairs for, if they cover up the truth? 

• What about the corruption not being investigated? 

• This needs to stop now! 

• McIvor needs to be investigated and Municipal Affairs staff need to be gutted and investigated for who is involved in these cover ups and brought to justice.

Chalmers quoted as saying Dec 2020,  - News Agencies - When he lost over $7M

CTV - "We did a deep analysis of historical spending and assessed programs to find more efficiencies"

CBC - "To achieve recurring tax decreases, city administration reviewed numerous expenditures, found efficiencies...

Herald - "Last year (2019) we were the only municipality we know of  to pursue a tax cut, and we have every intention of cutting taxes again this year, he added."

Airdrie City View / Rockyview Weekly - "For the third year in a row, Chestermere City Council has announced it will reduce its property tax requirement for 2021. Council approved a 1.1% tax cut at its Dec 1 meeting."

City News - "We're budgeting off historical lower trends in actual spending vs budget to budget and adding on to the previous number"

Strathmore Now - "When we were elected our residents told us that taxes were out of control. We took that very seriously and have worked diligently each year to find efficiencies. We take pride in doing so, especially this year. Said Mayor Chalmers.

Anchor  - "During the Nov 12 Committee of the Whole meeting the CAO, Bernie Morton, and CFO Brenda Hewko presented the draft operating budget and capital budget for the upcoming year.  This would be the third year of reductions if the budget is approved by City Council" Chestermere Press release.

"We're excited to have the opportunity to bring another two percent tax cut as presented.  Adding "clearly administration has done an enormous amount of work to get us to this point" said Chalmers.

Clearly, the ex-Mayor Chalmers and Council during 2017 to 2020 mislead the public, used grants to keep the city above water for Operational expenses, meant for capital expenditures, roads, infrastructure and recreation. He lost $7,000,000 in one year, 2020 and then he and council mislead the public and give a 2% tax savings. (That was proven a savings, actually never happened).

A city runs a $7m loss and then jumps to a plan for $40m soccer fieldhouse. They just want to keep spending, it is like a kid in a candy store. No financial expertise, no additional revenue plans, just spend and take out debt, more huge debt. 

The council, has no interest in looking at a similar $7.4m soccer fieldhouse? Why not? Makes no sense. A tour was offered to all councilors, only C. Foat was interested. No one else!!!!!!! They were all ok wasting tax payers funds. Wasting $25 million dollars. 

Below is the actual contract for the $7.4M, actually built large FiFa size soccer field house. Plus in mid 2023, an updated quote for the soccer field house and a larger sized one. Proving the pricing was accurate and still is. 

Why would councilors voted in to save tax payers funds, not even look at options of 20% of the price? Residents deserve better. Smarter spending.

2023 New Quote for Indoor Soccer Field House $8.75M

The City received a quote in May 2023, on new Field Houses. There are two sizes being looked at, a similar sized one as the old Civic centre , approx 90,000 sqft, the size of a normal full size fifa large field. The 30% larger size is 120,000 sqft field house. Which is quite a bit larger allowing more configurations for splitting the field in the winter.

The larger 120,000 sqft Field House similar as being built in a prominent community, the quote is for $12.5M. including parking lot and site servicing and preparation.

Normal 90,000 sqft Field House quote is for $8.75M. Including the parking lot, site servicing and preparation.

These include:

9 dressing rooms

4 offices

4 meeting rooms

Fitness Gym

Storage (4 dressing room equivalent)

Players washrooms

Spectators washrooms

Spectators seating on second floor

Below, you can see obvious conflict of interest breaches, plans to remove councilors days after elected by Minister McIver, Councilor Narayan, Dean & Watt, and City's lawyer.