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By John Cairns Staff Reporter
City Hall and provincial officials appear to have devised a plan to fix the crumbling service roads along Highway 4, north of North Battleford. Dan Loewen, director of infrastructure, informed council the Ministry of Highways has come forward with an additional $70,000 to remediate the service roads, provided the City also spends $70,000. This would cover
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$140,000 worth of work along the service road along Highway 4 north, which runs alongside the car dealerships as well as Oil Can Charlie’s/Betty Bubbles. The service roads had been in poor shape for some time, with noticeable cracks. The roads had also been subject to dispute between the City and the Province. The City has maintained the service roads fall under the Urban Connectors Program and ought to be remediated to likenew condition by the province before they become City responsibility. At planning committee in May, administration officials vented at length about the state of the service roads in both the north end and the southeast quadrant, and outlined plans to communicate further with the province on the issue. The City has already spent $55,000 on service road repairs in front of No Frills. With the province now coming through with $70,000, the intention is to go ahead with road repairs in the north end as well. “It’s kind of hard to turn that money down,” said Loewen at council Monday. Mayor Ryan Bater welcomed the funding. Continued on Page 3
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Northwest Territorial Days wrapped up Friday with the always popular demolition derby and fireworks. The derby drew about 1, 200 people to the grandstands, that were filled throughout the twoday event for chuckwagon races, chariot races, musical entertainment and more. For more photos turn to Page 13 and visit www.newsptimist.ca. Photo by Josh Greschner
City to host provincial parks and recreation conference By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Not satisfied with simply hosting Winter Games or curling grand slams, North Battleford now is looking to add a major provincial conference. North Battleford council voted Monday to support a bid to host the 2019 Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association annual conference. That is slated for Oct. 17, 18 and 19.
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According to Candace Dustan, program manager for the City, North Battleford hasn’t hosted the conference since 2008. “This is a tremendous opportunity to showcase our community,” said Dustan. She pointed to “favourable timing” at amenities such as the CUplex as well as new hotels. According to a memo by Dustan submitted to council, the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association has accepted
North Battleford’s bid as presented back in June. A site visit then took place in July, which determined the amenities were suitable for hosting the conference. A host committee has been prepared, and now that council approval is in place, that committee can start planning for the event. The intention is to include Rivers West district and also the town of Battleford to ensure all aspects
of the community are included, said Dustan. Mayor Ryan Bater was excited about the prospect of having a major provincial conference in the city, and about another opportunity to showcase the city. “We’re very proud of the facilities we have, especially our recreation facilities,” said Bater “The chance to showcase those to parks and recreation professionals around the province is just a wonderful thing.”
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