The City of Estevan appointed two new members at large to the economic development committee at Monday night’s meeting.
City manager Jeff Ward said there was recently a change to the committee, as the rural municipality that was part of it has withdrawn. It opened up two more spots for members at large.
Josh LeBlanc and Brian Enns applied to fill the spots, and were acclaimed.
Also during the meeting, Troy LeBlanc, the past-president of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch, presented poppies to council members. LeBlanc said poppies have been distributed to businesses throughout the community, and have been on sale since Oct. 27.
Council approved a new five-year agreement with the Estevan Comprehensive School so that the school can continue to use Affinity Place for its annual graduation ceremonies. Grad has been held at the events centre since it opened in 2011.
In a letter to council, Lori Meyer said that the previous three-year agreement expired earlier this year. She noted the Comp. paid 50 per cent for the cost to rent Affinity Place, and she would like to see a similar arrangement continue.
After some discussion of how long to make the agreement, council settled on five years.
During the inquiries portion of the meeting, Coun. Shelly Veroba asked whether the Estevan Arts Council’s adjudicated art show could be moved back to the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, which was the site of the show for many years.
This year’s show was held Saturday in the Estevan Leisure Centre’s multipurpose room.
“I had a couple of ladies approach me, and asked me if it could be moved back to the art gallery,” said Veroba.
When it’s in the multipurpose room, it takes away from exercise programs and other activities, and Veroba believes the art gallery is where art shows should be held.
Councillor Travis Frank, who is the city’s representative on the EAGM board, said he would take Veroba’s request to the board.
