Whitecourt

Welcome to the official Facebook page for the Town of Whitecourt - Snowmobile Capital of Alberta and Home of the Duvernay.
#mywhitecourtlife

The Town of Whitecourt welcomes your comments! Our goal is to share ideas and information with citizens, businesses, organizations, and visitors. We accept the majority of comments made on this page, but it is important for you to know that this is a moderated online discussion site and not a public forum.

1. As a public entity the Town of Whitecourt must abide by certain standards to serve all constituents in a civil and unbiased manner.

2. The intended purpose behind the Town of Whitecourt's social media sites is to provide information from the Town, about the Town, to its citizens.

3. A comment posted by a member of the public on any Town of Whitecourt social media site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the Town of Whitecourt, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the Town of Whitecourt.

4. The Town of Whitecourt will readily disclose its identity on social media sites. Town spokespeople involved in communicating Town business will disclose their employment or association with the Town.

5. We encourage comments that:
a) Relate to the subject matter of the page;
b) Respond to comments of other readers;
c) Are brief and have a positive, constructive tone;
d) Are open to being contradicted by other readers;
e) Might disagree with a comment without insulting the author of
the comment.

6. We discourage and may delete comments, content, or links that:
a) Are off-topic;
b) Are offensive, profane, abusive, or sexually explicit;
c) Promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimination;
d) Insult or attack specific individuals or organizations;
e) Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political
campaigns or ballot measures;
f) Advertise or market commercial activity or link to non-related
sites;
g) Are in violation of federal, provincial, or municipal law;
h) Suggest or encourage illegal activity;
i) Could invade personal privacy;
j) Could compromise the safety or security of the public or public
systems;
k) Violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copy right, of
any party; or
l) Any other content that the forum moderator deems unsuitable
for the social media site.

7. If anyone continually violates this policy, we may limit his /her ability to comment in the future or block him /her from the site.

8. This site is not monitored on a 24 /7 basis.

9. If you have any questions about this guide please contact us at administration@whitecourt. ca.