NORTH BATTLEFORD - The City of North Battleford has announced they are partnering up with Thompson, Man. on addressing a number of shared concerns and challenges.
The news came following the city’s participation at the most recent Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual conference in Regina held from June 2 to 5. The city’s delegation, which included Mayor David Gillan, City Manager Randy Patrick and a number of councillors, met with Thompson representatives including Mayor Colleen Smook. The two delegations “started conversations with potentially long-lasting benefits to both cities.”
According to the North Battleford news release, the two cities face many shared challenges. Both are similar in size, and face similar issues including social issues and high crime rates.
While at FCM the mayors and councillors from both communities discussed how they could “find new and innovative ways to address community based social issues and crime.” They also discussed how to grow their communities and the approaches and actions that each municipality has successfully used.
“A partnership with Thompson helps both communities to develop leading-edge innovation, to find opportunities and develop best practices that will substantially enhance our respective capacities,” said Gillan in a statement. “This partnership has the potential to expand the understanding of our communities and create new options and approaches that can make our municipalities even better places to live and prosper."
According to their news release the two cities have agreed to work in collaboration, sharing information on programs and initiatives that will positively impact residents' well-being.
