聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Carlyle Town Council held their regular meeting Wednesday, July 8 at the Carlyle Civic Centre.
Fire
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 At the request of the province, the Town of Carlyle has sent Carlyle Fire and Rescue Chief Trent Lee and firefighter Eric Brown to northern Saskatchewan to help fight the massive and devastating fires there. Lee and Brown, accompanied by two firefighters from the Redvers Fire Department, have taken the town's rapid response unit to Ramsey Bay, Saskatchewan.
Traffic bylaw(s)
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Drivers of all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and golf carts are reminded that operating these vehicles within the Town of Carlyle is restricted to the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Fines are now $50 to $250, an increase from the previous range of $25 to $100. These vehicles are to use roadways within Carlyle for the purpose of leaving town by the most direct route.
Carlyle Green and Clean Property Challenge
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Councillor Jenn Sedor sent out a friendly reminder to local business owners and residents of Carlyle that judging day for the Carlyle Green and Clean Property Challenge is Wednesday, July 15. The challenge includes all business and residential properties within the Town of Carlyle.
Recycling
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Council learned that the province has cancelled SUMA's multi-material recycling program. Therefore, the Town of Carlyle will continue to meet the entire cost of its recycling program, as it has done in the past.
Hail damage
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Town of Carlyle sustained substantial hail damage to all of the town's properties and some of its equipment, and is currently awaiting an insurance adjuster's report.
Paintings
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Town of Carlyle has obtained four watercolour paintings by Saskatchewan artist Jack Heshka. The paintings depict three elevators within Carlyle and a view of the town's railway station.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Heshka was born near Yorkton and has 鈥渁 deep appreciation for the everchanging prairie landscape,鈥� according to his official biography. As a history teacher for 45 years, Heshka combines both history and art in his works, which depict historic places and rapidly disappearing prairie grain elevators. His paintings have been purchased by a number of corporations, including SGI, and his work is also included in private collections in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Dominican Republic.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Although the paintings are not yet framed, they will have a new home in the Carlyle Civic Centre and the town looks forward to welcoming both residents and visitors to view them.
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