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Thursday, June 14, 2012 - Volume 15, Number 17
Fresh water for Yorkton – water treatment plant officially opens By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer It has been operating for the past year, but Yorkton’s Water Treatment Plant recently held its official grand opening. The new facility, developed to replace aging infrastructure in the city, is the largest capital project in Yorkton’s history, and also takes a different approach to many problems common in water treatment. Michael Buchholzer, Director of Environmental Services, says that the project has been in the works since 2004, and the new plant was necessary to consolidate water treatment facilities and modernize the water treatment plans. The city has gone from four to one water treatment plant, and the new facility is designed to accommodate any growth the city might see. “With the four antiquated water treatment plants that we had, we could not expand them.
They were in locations where they were closed in. If we could expand it, the raw water wasn’t there. It just didn’t give us the versatility. Here now we have the versatility of the raw water supply and room for expansion,” Buchholzer says. One point of pride is the system used for backwash water, a system which the city believes is unique in North America. In a standard system, backwash water is flushed into the sewage system, which increases the water treated by the sewage plant. In this plant, backwash is directed to a series of settling ponds, which naturally purify the water, which will gradually recharge the natural aquifer. The water will also be used in the development of green space and recreation areas in the city, including fish ponds which will be stocked and create a spawning environment. Continued on Page 3.
THE PELLETIER/NESBITT FAMILY HAS moved into their new home on 13 Elizabeth Ave, the latest Habitat for Humanity build. Pictured above, Malcolm Pelletier carries Joyce Nesbitt over the threshold after receiving the keys at a recent key ceremony.
Family gets keys to the newest Habitat home By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer It was almost two years to the day since Malcolm Pelletier and Joyce Nesbitt found out they would be receiving a Habitat for Humanity home, and they were excited to move in and start a new life for themselves and their children, Darnell, Keisha, Cole, Shay-lynn and Makayla. The family has now received the keys to the second Habitat build in the city, located at 13 Elizabeth Ave. The family says it’s been a long process, and it’s
taken a lot of hard work to get to this point and finally move into their home. The hard work has has paid off and created a home that the family is excited to move into and start their new life. Nesbitt says one of the things she is excited about for the new home is being able to have a meal with the entire family, as in their old home there wasn’t enough space for a family of seven. She notes that now all the kids have their own space, and that it’s going to make it much easier to live.
THE GENERATOR ROOM at the new Water Treatment Plant allows it to run if there is a power outage. Above, Michael Buchholzer shows the natural gas generator, which he says has already been used and proven effective in power disruptions.
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