If you have a desire to serve the community, help others and thrive in a team oriented environment, volunteering with Golden Fire Rescue (GFR) might be just the opportunity you are looking for. The Golden Fire Department operates 24 hours a day and provides emergency fire, rescue, medical, and...

With upwards of 30,000 cubic metres of debris brought down throughout the community in the July 2017 windstorm, it has been a long process to clean up, and ensure the public safety of the Rotary Trail and many other areas in the community.As planned, the small-scale salvage operation in the...

Over the past five months, Council and Town staff have spent many hours deliberating over the 2018 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan.It’s important to us that you, the taxpayer, know just what is happening and what might be changing that affects you.To that end, Council and Town Staff...

Curbside collection is just one of the many services that the Town of Golden provides. The cost of curbside collection services is $118.70 per year, which you pay through your annual utility bill. Broken down, it’s $93.77 for garbage, and $24.93 for recycling. For this, you get weekly...

Every year by law, local governments must prepare a Five-year Financial Plan which outlines revenues and expenses for the current year and projections for the next 4 successive years. This year, Council is proposing a 5% increase (down from 6.5% last year) to the budget for 2018. “Our...

A responsible budget, providing funding for renewal of Town assets and maintaining your levels of services are a few of the top priorities in the Town of Golden’s proposed 2018-2022 financial plan. At the December 19th Regular Open Council meeting, Mayor and Council passed the first...

Over the past 24 hours, the Town of Golden experienced a mild ice floe from the Kicking Horse River. Ground assessments have confirmed that the ice is holding well within the dike walls, river flow is steady, and there are no immediate threats to the existing dike infrastructure. Flight...

Just in time for Christmas, the Kicking Horse Pedestrian Bridge reopens today after undergoing repairs over the past six weeks. Contractors International Timber Frames Inc. and sub-contractor Jackson Contracting & Excavating have been undertaking structural repairs to the north and south...

The Town of Golden is in the process of fine-tuning a draft regulatory framework for Shor Term Rentals. Your Town Council wants a regulated and fair framework that allows some STRs while protecting the existing housing stock. We are looking forward to having a discussion with everyone involved in...

While Santa and his team prepare for Christmas, the Town of Golden and friends are busy organizing some fantastic holiday fun for everyone. ToG Rec Services has been in touch with the North Pole and it seems that Santa has a bit of extra time on Sunday, December 17 and he would like to spend it...