Council received a letter from Terry Gibson, the executive director of the Southeast Saskatchewan Airshed Association, asking for a member of council to join their board.
Gibson appeared before council earlier this year and asked for a representative of the City to join the board. Then mayor Gary St. Onge said they would hold off on making a decision until after the Oct. 24 election was held.
At the recent meeting, Councillor Brian Johnson indicated he was interested in joining the SESAA board and his appointment was approved by council.
In his regular report, city manager Jim Puffalt said the City has received calls about the fact the lights on the tennis courts have been left on at night during the winter months.
Puffalt said the City is well aware that no one is playing tennis in the winter and that the lights are being left on as a security measure to prevent vandalism and other issues.
Council apologized for the confusion at the City Cemetery that led to flowers and other items being removed from gravesites.
According to comments made during the meeting, a staff member collected a handful of non-temporary items that should not have been removed for the winter.
"There was a communications mix-up and we absolutely apologize to those that were impacted," Mayor Roy Ludwig said. "Fortunately, all non-temporary materials were tagged and kept in storage. These items will be kept in storage and we'll be able to (return them to the owners).
Council also received an explanation about a concern that was raised at the Nov. 19 open meeting.
Councillor Johnson alerted council to the fact that on Nov. 18, the compressor on the ice plant at Spectra Place was losing a substantial amount of oil which led to some issues with the ice.
In a report from leisure services manager Brad Gilbert, it was noted that during the week of Nov. 12, arena staff had noticed the oil filter alarm light on compressor No. 1 was on. The City contacted their service provider, Gateway, who dispatched an employee to replace the oil filter on Nov. 16.
By Nov. 18, however, the oil pressure in the compressors had dropped low enough to trip the alarms and staff was called in. A staff member added roughly 25 gallons oil, which is apparently equal to five months worth of normal operating oil, after noticing that levels had dropped below their minimum requirement.
Gateway was contacted about the issue and an employee arrived later in the day to check on the problem. It was learned that the issue was caused because during the service call, the Gateway employee didn't properly affix the gasket on the new filter which plugged the intake and caused the oil to leak into the chiller.
The disturbance forced the City to juggle the ice schedule, but no games were cancelled while other events changed venues to allow the atom tournament to continue.
Gilbert said the City is ordering more oil and noted that Gateway will not be charging for the service call.
