BATTLEFORD — Here are highlights of what was discussed at a brief Battleford town council meeting held Tuesday evening:
Support for North West College
The town of Battleford is offering its support for North West College’s bid for a new campus.
At town council Tuesday, councillors unanimously voted in favour of a letter of support for the college as requested by their board of governors.
Previously, city council in North Battleford had also voted for a letter of support, in the hope North West College will receive provincial funding for a new campus.
“It’s been spoken about for a few years so I sure hope this is the start of getting the ball rolling and see something happen in our community, somewhere in the Battlefords,” said Councillor Doug Laing, who chaired the meeting.
BATC hosting powwow at Fort Battleford
The other story of the evening was the number of events coming to the town this summer.
The town of Battleford is offering its support for the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Powwow, which will take place Aug.16, 17 and 18 at Fort Battleford National Historic Site.
“I think it’s interesting that they chose the fort, it’s a good story,” was the comment of Councillor Alexis Christensen. An estimated 3,000 visitors are expected to show up for the annual traditional pow wow on the fort grounds.
The expectation is BATC will work with the Parks and Recreation Department, with council making clear at the meeting they want all supports in place to handle the traffic and amount of people coming in.
Council voted in favour of BATC receiving permission to use the parking area and fireworks location allocated by the Parks and Recreation Department.
Fred Light Museum Day Camp and Bike Rodeo
Town council has also given its support for a street closure and barricades at the Fred Light Museum location on July 6 between the hours 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. that day, to accommodate a day camp and bike rodeo.
The bike rodeo is open to kids ages 5-13 and the enrolment price is $10. Those looking to enrol are urged to contact Fred Light Museum by June 30.
Battleford Parade back on Aug. 12
Also mentioned during the presentation of the Parks and Rec report was the return of the Battleford Parade, which will take place on the evening of Aug. 12.
It will mark the return of the event after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. It was also confirmed there are no fireworks planned for that evening, due to other events in the Battlefords planning fireworks this summer.
