BATTLEFORD ‑ Here are some highlights from a brief, 22-minute-long Oct 4 meeting of town council in Battleford.
Town council has voted in favour of sponsoring a tree in the 22nd Street Lions Park for Lights of Joy. The town’s sponsorship is for $200 and the motion carried unanimously.
Lights of Joy is spearheaded by the Battleford Community Spirit Group to light up the trees in the park for the holiday season. People can sponsor single light bulbs at $2 each.
Other sponsors are being lined up. Councillor Alexis Christensen confirmed at the meeting that Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs will offer another $1,000 towards Lights of Joy.
The intention is to hold the event to light up the trees Nov. 20. During the announcements portion of the meeting, Councillor Judy Pruden said they want to come up with an event that is “safe but fun, so when we turn on the lights it will be a rather big event.”
In other town news, Battleford has proclaimed Saskatchewan Multicultural Week Nov. 20 to 8 in Battleford. As well, the town reminded residents it is Fire Prevention Week this week. Mayor Ames Leslie urges people to take the opportunity to check their smoke detector to make sure it is in working order, as well as the expiry date of carbon dioxide detectors. Carbon dioxide detectors usually need to be replaced five years after being installed.
The council schedule for 2022 was also approved and there are some notable changes coming.
There. will be two council meetings scheduled for the month of February, whereas in past years only one would be scheduled to accommodate the Sask. Urban Municipalities Association convention. But Mayor Leslie noted that the SUMA convention for 2022 has been moved to April, which means there will be only one town council meeting in April.
Also, normally in June the meetings are moved to the second and fourth Mondays to accommodate FCM, but for June 2022 it will be the first and third Monday.
Normally the town meetings are held on the first and third Mondays of every month (Tuesdays if the Monday lands on a statuatory holiday), with just one meeting each scheduled in July and in August.
