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For a few months, Battlefords RCMP has been without a permanent commanding officer. transferred Insp. EVEN TRCMP John Sutherland to Saskatoon, according to Mayor NOVEMBER 15 - DECEMBER 5, 2018 Ryan Bater, in approximately “July or August.” “My understanding is that Insp. Sutherland was re-assigned to their central district office in Saskatoon because of some vacancies there,” Bater told the News-Optimist this week. Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation lottery winners were all smiles on ® S/Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt ON SELECT HOME beenAPPLIANCES acting in the Tuesday during the big cheque presentation. The $100,000 Grand KITCHENAID Prize went has position, but Bater said it to Jenna Gregoire of North Battleford and Aaron Monchuk, as the brother and sales associate for details. a permanent post,” sister purchased together under Gregoire’s name. Featured in the See photo, left “wasn’t to right, are Shauna McGifford and Claudette McGuire of BUHF, baby Davin and Woolfitt is currently Dealeracting addressin linethe interim until Gregoire, Jenna Gregoire and Rhea Gregoire. Gregoire said the money will go DEALER LOGO RCMP find a replacement. Dealer information line toward a mortgage and savings. See inside for the 50/50 winner. Photo by Josh “We transfer and move Greschner people around all the time,” Cpl. Rob King, media relations officer, said Tuesday. According to King, North Sutherland’s previous role Stars “[oversaw] operations at the detachment,” along update with overseeing all the sections in the detachment. Page 13 The transfer, King said, Staff year, and the contractor is considered “a lateral will return for additional Passing lanes on High- paving, minor repairs and move,” such that Sutherway 4 between North Bat- clean up next spring. land’s rank didn’t change. New fiance tleford and Cochin are now Mayor Ryan Bater said Traffic volumes for the director open. he hasn’t heard anything stretch of highway between about who Sutherland’s reA release issued North Battleford and CoPage 3 Wednesday stated four chin range from 3,700 to placement might be. Bater said the City of passing lanes as well as 6,900 vehicles per day. North Battleford has a conintersection improvements Highways and Infrahave been opened to traf- structure Minister Lori tract with the RCMP, but Elmer Report fic. Work has wrapped up Carr said passing lanes can they “do not have a voice in on construction of the ini- reduce collisions by 25 per terms of their internal huPage 12 man resources process.” tial $10 million project this cent.
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Bater said, at the moment, he hasn’t heard about a new commanding officer. Sutherland appeared in a recent W5 documentary about crime in the Battlefords, but Bater said the documentary was filmed earlier this year when Sutherland was still in his previous role.
Regarding the city’s crime reduction strategy, Bater said the city’s plans are still being implemented and there is no change. Sutherland began as Battlefords RCMP commanding officer in January 2014. In 2016, Sutherland won a Leadership Award from the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police.
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Council meetings will likely happen much earlier in the future at City Hall in North Battleford. City council has voted to direct administration to prepare amendments to the procedure bylaw which will move up the start time of council meetings from 8 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Council passed the resolution to that effect unanimously. The plan is for the open portion to begin at 6:15 p.m.; if there is the need for an executive committee meeting, those would start at 5:15 p.m. The rationale, according to a memo from City Manager Randy Patrick dated Nov. 13, is that earlier start times are better
suited to delegations attending council, and enables council members to make decisions with more energy and less fatigue. Administration also feels the move may better accommodate members of the public. “It may engage more of the public to attend because it’s earlier on in the day,” said Debbie Wohlberg, director of legislative services, at Tuesday’s meeting. While council passed the resolution authorizing the change to the earlier start times, they must still vote on the actual amendments to the procedure bylaw itself before the new times take effect. The indication from Mayor Ryan Bater to reporters is that the new start times will likely begin in the new year.
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