NORTH BATTLEFORD - The City of North Battleford Parks and Recreation Department has some big plans for events happening in the city later this year.
Director of Parks and Recreation Cheryl DeNeire outlined some of the plans in remarks to the regular city council meeting on Monday night.
The first big event planned is for Canada Day, July 1. DeNeire said the plan is for a day full of activities on Canada Day going beyond just the fireworks. She noted community partners including the Western Development Museum are looking to be involved.
“That will be a day with fireworks, activities, and pancake breakfast for brunch. And we're excited. I think with the help of our partners that we're working with, we'll be able to come up with a nice lineup for the day.”
Another event is New Year's Eve fireworks. DeNeire said that back during COVID-19 times the fireworks had to be deferred from July 1 to New Year's Eve.
That “went over spectacularly well,” she said. So the plan is to expand on that and have a full day of activities on New Year's Eve.
Finally, DeNeire said the City is bringing back the community barbeques.
These were community-building events that had been staged before as part of community safety initiatives, encouraging people to get to know their neighbours. DeNeire said they will be working in partnership with Protective Services and other community partners to bring back the events.
DeNeire would not confirm details on where the events will be but did say there would be at least two community barbeques, maybe three. She pledged there will be more details coming up shortly on that.
