      The purchase of a grader, improvements to the water treatment plant, and an agreement with a new doctor in Canora were all discussed at recent town council meetings.
           The September 20 meeting of the Town of Canora council focused on the purchase of a 2016 Caterpiller 140K motor grader. The grader was to be purchased from Finning Cat for about $259,455. Part of the fees will be paid by trading the town’s old 1994 grader and the remainder is to be paid in January of next year.
           The council is also in communication with the Ministry of Highways to construct a highway access from the western part of Highway No. 5 to the northwest part of Canora.
           In regards to Canora’s water treatment plant, the town council agreed to authorize Catterall & Wright, a Saskatoon-based engineering consultant, to assist the town in converting gaseous chlorine to sodium hypochlorite for the water supply.
           Eric Boychuk, a seasonal labourer with the Town of Canora, was authorized to attend training in Saskatoon. The Class 1 Water Treatment and Distribution sessions were to be held on October 3 to 7 and December 5 to 9.
           A building permit was granted to Gord Dolan, while a development permit was granted to the Canora Seed Cleaning Plant.
           Council listened to Brad Kaye’s concerns in regards to the raised curb stop at his property, as well as the storm sewer catch basin at the corner of Alexander Avenue and Mary Street.
           At the October 4 meeting, the council opened with a public forum requested by Tricia Bedore and Eric Sweeney. The two met with council to revise a building permit which had been granted to them for Bedore’s Rising Stars Childhood Centre.
           The town’s HR9016 Jacobsen mower is under arrangement to be sold. Darren Taylor Harvesting Inc., a company from Lethbridge, Alta., will be purchasing the mower for $16,000.
           A lot in the town was sold to Dave and Tuk Knox for the purpose of constructing a house, while money for a lot granted to Chris Chutskoff was refunded.
           A building permit for the Canora Seed Cleaning Plant was filed before the meeting was adjourned.
           The October 18 meeting began with the Town of Canora granting $1,000 to Parkland College. The funds will be used for community scholarships in 2017.
           Aaron Herriges, the leisure services director, was authorized to attend a recreation practitioner’s meeting. The event was to be held in Yorkton today (November 2).
           In regards to tree planting around the town, the council applied to the CN EcoConnexions program for funding. The program, From The Ground Up, is organized by the CN, Tree Canada and Communities in Bloom and grants up to $25,000 for the greening of municipal properties.
           Dr. Seema Ahmed, doctor at the Canora Health and Wellness Centre, entered into an agreement to practice medicine. Ahmed, who began practicing in Canora on July 25 of this year, is slated to practice medicine at least until July of 2017 in order for the Town to pay her relocation expenses.
           The meetings of town council are held twice a month at the Canora Town Council chambers.Â
