A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on April 11; here are the major points of interest:
Improved Access to Leisure Centre
Council responded to a letter they received in February from Kylan Fox, a Grade 9 student who has cerebral palsy. Kylan wrote to Council asking that the City improve access to the Weyburn Leisure Centre. He noted that several of the centre's doors were difficult for people with physical challenges to use. Council ordered the installation of three new automatic doors at the centre at a cost of about $6,000.
Eye in the Sky
Anyone who has ever been homesick for Weyburn when they are out of town will appreciate a new service coming soon from Access Communications. Council gave the cable TV cooperative permission to mount a live-feed video camera on the roof of City Hall. The camera, which will likely point straight down Third Street, will give people all across the World Wide Web a real-time glimpse of the city.
The service comes at no cost to taxpayers. Access has committed to cover all costs for the camera's installation, operation and maintenance.
Council Targets Spring Road Repairs
Natural damage to roadways due to freeze/thaw is a part of life in Saskatchewan. Weyburn City Council has taken action to get in front of the annual problem with an aggressive package of initial road and sidewalk maintenance measures.
Acting on a set of maintenance priority recommendations from the City's engineering department, council budgeted roughly $800,000 for recapping streets and replacing segments of sidewalk. The plan covers roughly 18 separate segments of road and sidewalk and includes constructing a new segment of road along Water Street between Hill Avenue and Coteau Avenue West.
"Pink Shirt" Anti-Bullying Day
Council proclaimed April 13 "Pink Shirt Day" to coincide with National Anti-Bullying Day. Council was joined by George Barker, Weyburn's community outreach coordinator for Canadian Red Cross, and several local students to encourage residents to wear pink and join them in a downtown anti-bullying walk on the 13th.
Composting Workshop Rescheduled
The Communities in Bloom committee has rescheduled the composting workshop that was cancelled on March 26. The seminar, presented by Mayor Debra Button, will take place on Saturday, April 16 at the Co-op Home Centre at City Centre Mall. The workshop will begin at 11 a.m. and another session will take place at 2 p.m. if attendance warrants it.
