Estevan city council would like to see better signage at the east and west access points for Estevan’s new truck bypass.
Speaking at Monday night’s council meeting, Councillor Dennis Moore said he wants truck graphics at the access points. He believes it would help indicate to truckers that they should be using the bypass, and not driving through the city.
Mayor Roy Ludwig added that the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure agreed there needs to be proper signage for the trucks.
Council members believe something definitely needs to be done about the east access.
Ludwig noted the new bypass isn’t marked on the global positioning system yet, and many truck drivers follow their GPS very closely.
But the number of trucks driving through the city is down, and council is pleased with that development.
Moore brought council’s concerns to the South East Transportation Planning Committee on Tuesday.
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Numerous changes are being made to the leisure services bylaw.
Leisure services manager Nathan Jesse said most of the changes were necessary to update the document. Previously the bylaw referred to a recreation and parks board; the name will be changed in the bylaw to the leisure services advisory board.
The bylaw also stipulates the advisory board will include one or two council members; up to five representatives from sports, culture and recreation groups; as many as four members at large; and a student representative from the Estevan Comprehensive School.
They will be advertising for the student representative over the next couple of months.
“We feel that a high school student would be perfect for youth representation, and to get some of their feedback as a youth member of the population and as a user of our facilities,” said Jesse.
The final changes to the bylaw will be brought to council at a later date for their approval.
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In her report to council, emergency measures organization (EMO) co-ordinator Helen Fornwald noted she recently attended training on the Adventure Smart Program, which included several programs designed to help people survive while outdoors. Adventure Smart is a national program designed to reduce the frequency of search and rescue incidents.
Fornwald and deputy fire chief Dale Feser also attended Enbridge Pipelines mock exercise earlier in the fall. Following the exercise, Fornwald created a power point presentation for the local
EMO committee.
