Town of Raymond

What Town of Raymond does

The Town of Raymond is a municipal government entity incorporated under Alberta provincial legislation, headquartered at Box 629, 210 N 200 W, Raymond, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1901 and now approaching its 125th anniversary, the town delivers statutory municipal services to residents and local businesses within its jurisdictional boundaries, including governance (council, bylaws, policies, agendas and minutes), property assessment and taxation, planning and development (building/development permits, zoning, subdivisions), emergency and public safety (community peace officers, fire department, RCMP liaison, emergency management), and operations (water/wastewater, waste management, recycling, mosquito control, snow removal). The municipality also operates a portfolio of community amenities: Raymond Public Library, Raymond Pioneer Museum, Public GIS mapping, Hell's Creek Golf Course, Raymond Aquatic Centre, Victoria Sports Park, Raymond Ice Arena, Perrett Park Campground, and Community Centre, and runs a civic engagement platform ("Let's Talk Raymond") and an Activity Registration system for recreational programs.

The town's revenue is generated primarily through annual property taxation (with municipal tax notices mailed in mid-May and due July 15), supplementary provincial education tax levies collected on its behalf, user fees for recreation facilities, business license fees, and provincial grants (including a 2025 Alberta Community Partnership grant with the Town of Hanna for software research, and a 2026 Community Foundation grant for the 125th Anniversary). The municipality is governed by an elected council led by Mayor Bryce Coppieters, employs 11–50 staff, and operates within a single domestic market with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external equity funding. No proprietary technology platforms, AI/ML systems, or commercial product lines are disclosed; service delivery combines in-person Town Hall service, online self-service portals (property lookup, tax payment, activity registration, GIS), and on-site recreation facilities.

From an investment-analytic perspective, the Town of Raymond is a non-commercial public-sector entity whose "growth" and competitive position are governed by statute rather than market dynamics. Strategic moves are limited to civic programming (the 2026 125th Anniversary Celebrations), minor intermunicipal partnerships (the 2025 Town of Hanna ACP grant study on development-application software), and small grant-funded community initiatives. There are no AI capabilities, no disclosed financials, and no expansion beyond the existing single-town service area in the source data.

Name

Town of Raymond

Legal name

Town of Raymond

Website

https://raymond.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Town of Raymond is a municipal government in Alberta, Canada, delivering statutory civic services — governance, property taxation, planning, emergency response, and utilities — plus recreation facilities and a civic engagement portal to local residents and businesses within its jurisdiction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public recreation facilities
• Planning and development permits
• Emergency and public safety
• Property tax administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Raymond

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Town of Raymond is a municipal government that administers civic services for residents and businesses in Raymond, Alberta. It delivers council and administrative governance, planning and development permitting, emergency and public safety services (fire, RCMP, peace officers), municipal operations (water and wastewater, waste management, snow removal, mosquito control), recreation facilities (golf course, aquatic centre, ice arena, sports park, campground, community centre), and cultural amenities including a public library, pioneer museum, public GIS mapping, and the Let's Talk Raymond civic engagement platform.

Product overview

Town of Raymond is a municipal government offering a unified portfolio of civic services rather than a platform-plus-modules product architecture. Core municipal services include government administration (Council, bylaws, policies), planning and development, emergency and public safety, and operations (waste management, water/wastewater, mosquito control, snow removal). Recreation services include Hell's Creek Golf Course, Raymond Aquatic Centre, Victoria Sports Park, Raymond Ice Arena, Perrett Park Campground, and Community Centre. Additional services include Raymond Public Library, Raymond Pioneer Museum, Public GIS mapping, and the Let's Talk Raymond civic engagement platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Government Services
• Planning and Development
• Emergency and Public Safety
• Municipal Operations
• Raymond Public Library
• Raymond Pioneer Museum
• Public GIS Online Mapping
• Hell's Creek Golf Course
• Raymond Aquatic Centre
• Victoria Sports Park
• Raymond Ice Arena
• Perrett Park Campground
• Community Centre
• Activity Registration
• Let's Talk Raymond
• Property Tax Administration

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Community FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The Community Foundation awarded the Town of Raymond $6,000 to support the 125th Anniversary Celebrations. This funding specifically supported the Raymond's Got Talent contest and community dance events, demonstrating a partnership supporting arts and culture programming in the community.
• Town of HannaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025The Town of Raymond and Town of Hanna partnered on an Alberta Community Partnership (ACP) Grant application to study 'Measuring the Economic Impact of Streamlining Development Application Processing Across Municipalities Through Advanced Software.' This represents intermunicipal cooperation on administrative efficiency.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Town of Milk River: Small southern Alberta border-town municipality operating a directly comparable municipal service model with council governance, property-tax funding, and recreation facilities serving a similarly sized population.
• Town of Magrath: Adjacent small southern Alberta municipality with comparable demographics, LDS-heritage community profile, and rural service-delivery structure serving a similarly sized population.
• Town of Cardston: Neighboring small-town municipality in southern Alberta with similar population scale, agricultural-economic base, and municipal service delivery model (council governance, property-tax funding, recreation, public safety).
• Town of Hanna: Another small Alberta town that has partnered with Raymond on an Alberta Community Partnership Grant to study shared development-software processing. Operates a comparable portfolio of municipal services, recreation facilities, and governance functions for a similarly sized rural Alberta population.
• Town of Taber: Slightly larger southern Alberta town operating the same municipal service model (council governance, property tax, recreation facilities, RCMP policing) with comparable agricultural economic base and similar regional context.
• Town of Coaldale: Southern Alberta municipality operating the same municipal service architecture for a small-town population — council governance, property tax base, recreation, water/wastewater, planning, and RCMP-supported policing.
• Town of Picture Butte: Neighboring small Alberta town in the Lethbridge region with the same municipal governance structure, comparable service portfolio, and similar rural-agricultural economic context.
• Village of Stirling: Neighboring small southern Alberta municipality of comparable size and service model, sharing regional infrastructure and intermunicipal planning frameworks with Raymond.

Regional players

• Lethbridge County: Regional municipal district encompassing and surrounding Raymond, with whom the Town maintains an Intermunicipal Development Plan. Provides a broader rural municipal governance peer for administrative, planning, and service-coordination comparison.

Broad incumbents

• City of Lethbridge: Larger urban center serving as the regional hub for southern Alberta. Operates the same municipal service categories (council, recreation, RCMP, planning, utilities) at greater scale, making it a useful benchmark for service-model evolution as Raymond grows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/townofraymond
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/town-of-raymond
• Instagraminstagram.com/townofraymond

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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