Here is a rundown of some of the highlights from the council meeting in North Battleford Monday.
North Battleford plans to participate this year in the Mayor’s Poetry City Challenge. City council received correspondence from Naheed Nenshi, mayor of Calgary, inviting their participation.
The challenge is to recognize both UNESCO World Poetry Day March 21 as well as National Poetry Month. It would involve having a local poet deliver a poem to council at a future meeting.
Further details on the City’s participation are still to come but the thinking is that local students could be involved in the effort.
Mayor Ian Hamilton proclaimed March 11 as World Plumbing Day in North Battleford and March 20 as Shift Work Recognition Day.
Leisure Services Director Bill Samborski encouraged people to participate in the Get Our Community in Motion Challenge, in which he noted North Battleford was currently in fourth place. He encouraged people using the city’s facilities to log their time so they could win the $10,000 grand prize.
“If everybody or even a good portion were logging their time, we would be in first place right now,” said Samborski
Councillor Cathy Richardson reminded residents the Kiwanis Music Festival will be on from March 16 to 27.
Eleven local residents were acknowledged with nominations as Snow Angels for the month of March.
The City of North Battleford has taken on the law firm of Demmans Baldwin Friedman and Frank as city solicitors. That recommendation came from executive committee and was approved unanimously.
