At a flat fee of $1, the town will be leasing several parcels of agricultural land to the Canora and District Health Care Foundation for a major farming fundraiser in 2016-2017.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Foundation was provided much of the town鈥檚 agricultural land for a similar fundraiser in the 2014 cropping year. The fundraiser proved to be enormously successful with most of the inputs and labour donated.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The land parcels to be leased include: 50 acres situated on NE 30-30-3-W2nd; 55 acres situated on SW 30-30-3-W2nd; the west half of Sec 25 Twp 30 Rge 4 West of 2nd Meridian; 22 acres situated on NW 30-30-3-W2nd; 60 acres situated on NE 31-30-3 W2nd; 30 acres situated on SW 31-30-3-W2nd; 26 acres situated on SE 36-30-4-W2nd; 80 acres situated on SW 36-30-4-W2nd; and 20 acres situated on Block Q, Plan 77Y05780.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Town council approved the rental agreement during the January 19 meeting.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dwayne Reeve, president of Parkland College, met with council to discuss program development, the new trades and technology centre and regional education opportunities.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council appointed Lorne Kopelchuk to the Development Appeals Board.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council agreed to hire Aaron Herriges of Saskatoon as the new leisure services director effective February 1.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council made a decision to amend the purchase price for lots in Block 85 and 87 of Plan 02Y06674 to $69,619.36 per .25 acres.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public works employees David Wasyliw, Kevin Baron, Kevin Malanchuk, Darcy Rewakowsky, Corey Heshka, Sheldon Danyluk and Roger Sabiston received approval to attend the confined space training program on January 19 at Parkland College in Canora.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council agreed to contribute $150 to the 2016 Parkland Music Festival in Canora.
