聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The purchase of a grader, improvements to the water treatment plant, and an agreement with a new doctor in Canora were all discussed at recent town council meetings.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The September 20 meeting of the Town of Canora council focused on the purchase of a 2016 Caterpiller 140K motor grader. The grader was to be purchased from Finning Cat for about $259,455. Part of the fees will be paid by trading the town鈥檚 old 1994 grader and the remainder is to be paid in January of next year.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The council is also in communication with the Ministry of Highways to construct a highway access from the western part of Highway No. 5 to the northwest part of Canora.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In regards to Canora鈥檚 water treatment plant, the town council agreed to authorize Catterall & Wright, a Saskatoon-based engineering consultant, to assist the town in converting gaseous chlorine to sodium hypochlorite for the water supply.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Eric Boychuk, a seasonal labourer with the Town of Canora, was authorized to attend training in Saskatoon. The Class 1 Water Treatment and Distribution sessions were to be held on October 3 to 7 and December 5 to 9.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A building permit was granted to Gord Dolan, while a development permit was granted to the Canora Seed Cleaning Plant.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council listened to Brad Kaye鈥檚 concerns in regards to the raised curb stop at his property, as well as the storm sewer catch basin at the corner of Alexander Avenue and Mary Street.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 At the October 4 meeting, the council opened with a public forum requested by Tricia Bedore and Eric Sweeney. The two met with council to revise a building permit which had been granted to them for Bedore鈥檚 Rising Stars Childhood Centre.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The town鈥檚 HR9016 Jacobsen mower is under arrangement to be sold. Darren Taylor Harvesting Inc., a company from Lethbridge, Alta., will be purchasing the mower for $16,000.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A lot in the town was sold to Dave and Tuk Knox for the purpose of constructing a house, while money for a lot granted to Chris Chutskoff was refunded.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A building permit for the Canora Seed Cleaning Plant was filed before the meeting was adjourned.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The October 18 meeting began with the Town of Canora granting $1,000 to Parkland College. The funds will be used for community scholarships in 2017.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Aaron Herriges, the leisure services director, was authorized to attend a recreation practitioner鈥檚 meeting. The event was to be held in Yorkton today (November 2).
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In regards to tree planting around the town, the council applied to the CN EcoConnexions program for funding. The program, From The Ground Up, is organized by the CN, Tree Canada and Communities in Bloom and grants up to $25,000 for the greening of municipal properties.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dr. Seema Ahmed, doctor at the Canora Health and Wellness Centre, entered into an agreement to practice medicine. Ahmed, who began practicing in Canora on July 25 of this year, is slated to practice medicine at least until July of 2017 in order for the Town to pay her relocation expenses.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The meetings of town council are held twice a month at the Canora Town Council chambers.聽
