A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on November 8; here are the major points of interest:
*Council discussed its new pigeon control program which will be carried out by Falcon Environmental Services.
The City has compiled a list of 34 locations that have expressed concern about the birds nesting and roosting on their buildings.
The bird control program will be broken up into three phases. The first being an initial campaign to trap and remove pigeons from the identified areas. The second phase consists of necessary repairs to the buildings to prevent pigeons from returning and the third phase consists of ongoing trapping.
Phase two requires installation of bird exclusion products that must be paid for by each business experiencing problems with pigeons. Phase three is provided at a cost of $120 per client per month for six months. Phase three is contingent on a minimum of 20 clients.
Councillor Bill Rudachyk asked the City's new Director of Engineering, René Richard, whether or not businesses experiencing problems with nuisance birds could still be put on the client list, to which Richard answered yes.
Phase one of the plan will last from November until April 2011 and will include the installation of five to seven special traps. Trapped birds will be removed and culled every two days. The City will be provided with a pigeon trap count on a monthly basis and a detailed report regarding issues or modifications that are required to local establishments will be provided in February 2011.
*Mayor Debra Button signed a proclamation declaring November 14 as World Diabetes Day in Weyburn.
"I call upon all citizens to combat this disease and its life-threatening complications by familiarizing themselves with the diabetes warning signs and symptoms, making healthy lifestyle choices and by accessing the best quality of care that Weyburn provides to its citizens with diabetes," said Button.
Approximately 70,000 Saskatchewan residents live with diabetes.
