Party on the Pond Hits the Ice From March 10th-11th

Shanine Sealey, Martensville Messenger

This weekend will bring one of the most popular fundraising events for the new recreation facility to Martensville once again. The thirdannual Party on the Pond event will be taking place March 11th and 12th and will include a Premier 3-on-3 Pond Hockey Tournament, a Friday evening comedy show with comedian Jody Peters and a Saturday night cabaret featuring the band Seven Mile Sun.

The event will take place at the North Ridge Community Centre, with the 19+ hockey tournament and beer gardens located on adjacent ponds.

Last Day of Public Skating Celebrated With Glow Skate in Martensville

All proceeds raised from this event will be directed towards the Martensville Community Recreation Project (MCRP) to help with their fundraising campaign for the new multi-purpose recreation facility.

The event will kick off on Friday, March 10th with the first set of games taking place at 5pm and running until 9pm, and the Comedy Night beginning at 10pm. On Saturday, March 11th, puck drop will be at 12pm and run until 9pm, with the cabaret following when Seven Mile Sun will take the stage until 12am, and then more fun with DJ Kush from 12am-2am.

It is sure to be a fun weekend in Martensville.

Martensville’s annual Glow Skate will be taking place on Sunday, March 12th at the Martensville Sports Centre. This event will include glowsticks, music, lights and fun for everyone. This event marks the final day of public skating in the community and will take place from 1:00pm-2:30pm

To attend, the cost is $3.00/person (cash only).

Registration for The Amazing Race Martensville Now Open

The annual Amazing Race Martensville will be taking place Saturday, May 6th and registration for this popular event is now open. Teams can visit www. martensville.ca and go to ‘Program Registration’ to register your team. This event is open for all ages and will include a variety of indoor and outdoor challenges throughout the community. Teams must have access to a vehicle for the race.

Editor/Office Manager: Shanine Sealey ssealey@martensvillemessenger.ca

Editor/Ad Design: Jocelyn Ottenbreit jottenbreit@martensvillemessenger.ca

Snow Removal this Winter – What You Need to Know

The Snow removal program aims to reduce hazards in the community, ensure roadways for emergency vehicles, and provide access to goods and services in the community.

Our crews strive to deliver excellent service, however sometimes weather can be unpredictable, and snow and ice control activities may vary. Every reasonable effort will be made to promptly remove snow and ice and create safe driving and walking conditions. There are ways you can help to ensure to keep streets clear and safe

- Do not shovel, blow, or push snow from private property onto the street – this causes snow ridges on your driveway when our plow cleans our street.

- Do not plow or pile snow on streets or hydrants – this can block access to manholes, water valves, and access to water in case of emergencies.

- Clear your driveways in advance of the city’s snow clearing operations - this helps our operators clear your street more efficiently as well as more clearly see driveways to avoid ridging.

- Do not park your vehicle in an area where it could obstruct snow removal procedures - this hinders our operations and could result in a snow ridge blocking your vehicle in place.

- Do not leave large piles of snow at the corners of driveways – this snow can be caught by a raised snow-gate blade and topple over into your driveway or the street.

-Prevent snow from piling up on the front of your driveway by moving it near your tree/lawn areas behind your walkway.

Watch for posted areas for Snow Removal - In case of snow and snow removal, crews need to have roads cleared of all vehicles on posted streets. If you are going out of the City over the holidays, please have your vehicles off City streets. Vehicles left on the street per the traffic bylaw are ticketed and towed (to a non-posted area).

Stay Clear of Sanding Trucks - Crews apply a mixture of salt and sand on our streets and intersections to ensure safer driving conditions. If you are near or behind the sanding truck you are reminded to stay back 15m to allow the truck to disperse materials and to prevent materials from potentially hitting your vehicle.

Information on general program procedures and the City’s Priority Map is available online at Martensville.ca.