Council Highlights

Council recommended Curtis Sackville, Deputy Mayor Ken Francis, Councillor Shaun Henry, and Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Kim Vogel to be the Town of Kindersley’s representatives on the Executive Board of the Western Regional Landfill Inc. (WRLI.) Final appointments to the board will be determined during the November 1, 2017 WRLI Annual General Meeting.Council committed to a 5 year pledge of funding to the Kindersley and District Health and Wellness Foundation Inc. in the amount of $25,000 per year beginning in 2018.Mayor Rod Perkins and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Bernie Morton were directed to enter into a Lease and Operating [...]

Twelve projects were awarded a total of $7,691.34 in funds from the fall intake of the 2017 Community Grant, which was introduced by Council in 2013 to support local initiatives that seek to benefit and/or improve the community. Recipients are as follows:Pathway to Wellness $750  Kindersley Chamber of Commerce $750West Central Crisis and Family Support Centre Inc. $306.84Kindersley Screen $750New Life Community Church $750Friends of Kinsmen Park $750KAWS Animal Rescue $750Prairie West Growing Project $561.50Kinder Kollege Inc. $400West Central Abilities Inc. $750Kobra Football Parents Association $420NRC Community Management Inc. $750Council approved a motion to support the re-certification of the gun range [...]

Lorne Kelsey and Patty Brotzel-Close, representatives of NRC Community Management Inc., addressed Council as a delegation to provide a report on renovation work that has taken place at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre over the past year. The organization was successful in obtaining a Community Investment Fund matching grant of $20,000 to assist with the cost of furnace replacement, and would like to proceed with building a kitchen on the main floor to enhance the facility’s potential for bookings. Mayor Rod Perkins requested that firm estimates be brought back to Council for the desired future projects so that they can be [...]

Friends of Kinsmen Park representative Tammy Anderson-Jackson attended Council’s September 11 meeting to provide an update on the local non-profit committee’s plan for Kinsmen Park, which includes construction of The Shack. The proposed new building will replace the existing ice shack and will house a concession, heated dressing room, and both heated and unheated storage rooms. Anderson-Jackson said the project will be funded by donations and is expected to be under construction by spring 2018.Four Kindersley volunteers were formally recognized for their contributions by Molson Canadian after being nominated in the beer company’s A Taste of Who We Are volunteer recognition [...]

Resident Jason Hankewich appeared before Council to discuss the creation of an outdoor basketball court in Elks Park adjacent to the Norman Ritchie Community Centre. Council and Administration both expressed support for the project and a resolution was passed for Administration to work with Hankewich to inform and solicit support from residents in the immediate area and to address any concern prior to construction. The basketball court will be paid for by private donations. Council requested that Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Bernie Morton report back to Council on the project at Council’s next meeting in September.Kindersley Slo-Pitch Association member Kurt Wagner [...]

Resident Brent Bacon addressed Council to share his concern about the lack of local representation on the Development Appeals Board. Gord Krismer and Associates were appointed to serve as the Town’s current Development Appeals Board in 2015 after attempts to recruit new local members were unsuccessful. Council said the current appointment is working well but expressed a willingness to advertise for local members to form the board once the board’s terms expires on December 31, 2017.Council authorized the Town’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services to serve as the Owner’s Advisor for the design build of the Western Regional Landfill Project.Council [...]

Following successful negotiation, Council directed the Mayor and CAO to enter into an agreement with Pro-Bilt Structures Ltd. for the design services and work to construct the new Indoor Aquatic Facility. Members of the public are invited to attend the official sod-turning ceremony on Wednesday, July 5 and to celebrate the breaking ground for the project. The brief ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the parking lot west of the existing swimming pool site.During the June 26 Regular Meeting, Council directed Mayor Perkins and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Bernie Morton to enter into agreements for two major capital projects:Western [...]

Following a delegation by Mater Tasty Concessions owner Jackie Altomare requesting permission to establish a mobile food truck in Kindersley, Council approved the implementation of an On-Street Mobile Food Truck permit fee in the amount of $200 per calendar month, per vendor, which will allow for such operations to take place in designated locations of the downtown area. The permit is pursuant to regulations outlined in both the Licensing Bylaw 45-94 and Traffic Bylaw 15-16, and is in effect on a trial basis until December 31, 2017, after which it will be reviewed by Administration for report to Council.Subsequently, Council also [...]

Joining by teleconference, representatives of the Safe Places initiative in Swift Current made a presentation to Council to discuss the benefits of the program and the process with which adult volunteers would become designated. Introduced by Councillor Shaun Henry, Safe Places is a community-wide initiative to reduce potential risks to youth and children by encouraging those who coach, teach, or work with youth citizens to become ‘youth certified’ through a series of background checks, education, and training. Administration was tasked with looking into the program further and evaluating whether it would be best championed by a community organization.Speaking on behalf of [...]

Resident Frances Chandler addressed Council to inquire about the Town’s recognition of volunteers and to suggest to Council that more needs to be done to recognize those who contribute to the community in any way.Council defeated a resolution to approve a requested 2-inch (50 mm) diameter water service connection line for the proposed Circle-K Convenience Store, located at 903-11th Avenue West since precedent identifies that a line of that size is to be solely for the purposes of fire suppression.Administration was directed to add an amount not to exceed $18,750 to the 2016 Budget to represent the Town of Kindersley’s portion [...]