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HEAD OFFICE PH: (306) 352-8623 September 29, 2015 VOLUME 4 • issUE 40 IT IS OUR MISSION TO SERVE OUR READERS IN WHITE CITY, EMERALD PARK, PILOT BUTTE, BALGONIE, ZEHNER, EDENWOLD & SURROUNDING AREAS WITH NEWS AND ADVERTISING OF HIGH INTEGRITY. Proposed mini-mall for White City gets third reading MICHELLE NICHOLSON the administrative process. Currently there are no restrictions on hours of new mall proposed for White operation. City will drastically increase Fergusson asked after garbage the business building count management and perceptions there Afor the Town. A proposed seven-unit was an accelerated time frame to mini-mall, adjacent to the post office, approve the project. is in process with the Town of White Town Planner Mauricio Jiménez City. pointed to a section in the agreement Currently, White City is home to made with the developer for garbage Koral pulling Dumur Industries and Professional enclosures and how the Town and a “look at me” Building Inspectors, which took over developer had been diligent in work- on the play and refreshed the exterior and interi- ing through garbage pick-up and stor- structure. The or of the building once home to Okey age issues. picnic tables and Dokey’s convenience store. “By legislation we’re meeting all sidewalk behind “I am really excited,” said Town of the timelines [for the rezoning her are part of Planner Mauricio Jiménez, “it’s a process],” Jiménez explained and the job Graham great opportunity for the Town and a detailed the process steps a munici- Construction great opportunity for the redevelop- pality goes through for zoning chang- completed for ment of that area.” es. the Pilot Butte The Town’s zoning bylaw amend- “I don’t want to be perceived as Elementary ment to accommodate the mall’s restrictive to development,” Fergus- school. development company, J3N Holdings son said after discussion with council See “Bear Bravo” Inc., would give the Town greater and staff. page 2 control over what types of businesses Jiménez said Town Council has could rent space in the mall. The endorsed concept plans for what the Photo: Michelle area is currently zoned as Neighbour- development will look like. Pictures Nicholson hood Commercial District – C1, the of an example of what the completed amendment to bylaw 581-14 would mall will look like have been posted add subsection 5.12 changing the on the Town’s website. zoning to Neighbourhood Commer- Jan and Norm Kindred are the cial Contract District C1-C. That “C” local people behind the development – indicating contract, enables the plan. They indicated they had seen Rink safety prompts search Town to implement terms and con- a similar style of planned building ditions to the zoning and would be in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains included in a service agreement with and thought the aesthetics would be the developer. a great fit for the community and on for regional solutions The zoning bylaw amendment the piece of property. Their existing MICHELLE NICHOLSON gonie rink because other community rinks do not (known as bylaw 593-15) would also building on the site would be incor- allow non-residents or non-members to use ice see the parcel of land the mini-mall porated into the final building plan. fter school, ninety to one hundred kids have during “stick and puck” times. Parents might not is proposed for rezoned to accommo- They are still gathering information been descending on the Balgonie Star Dome know that driving- age players are stopping by the date the request. and did not want to ballpark the cost rink for stick and puck time. Balgonie rink to practice before going home after Before the Monday, September 21 on the construction, yet. ACurrently, there is no charge for the ice time. school. council meeting, a public hearing was “We’re kind of new to all of this,” “We never have charged. I’d rather see kids off “We don’t want the kids to have nowhere to go,” held on the bylaw amendments. Rate- Jan Kindred said of navigating devel- the street,” said the Town of Balgonie’s Superinten- McBain said. payer Brian Fergusson was in council opment levies, easements for utilities dent and Recreation Director, Shaun McBain. Mayor Frank Thauberger said the issue was chambers. and other “different factors in the At issue, smaller seven-year-old ringette players raised at the Wednesday, September 16 White Fergusson brought forward ques- equation.” sharing space with larger 16-year-old hockey play- Butte Regional Planning Committee meeting. Other tions around hours of operation for “It’s going to be a great feature for ers firing pucks to practice. municipalities will be discussing options within the businesses that would rent space the community, especially in the loca- “It becomes dangerous,” McBain said as staff are their communities and a regional schedule may in the mall, asking if any would tion where it is,” Jiménez said. overwhelmed with the influx of users at the rink end up being implemented with various ice time be 24/7 operations. Town Manager Initial plans see the pie-slice during after school hours. While there have been options at the rinks (times and days, by age, sport, Shauna Bzdel said that information shaped lot adjacent to Gregory Ave- no serious injuries, there have been some bumps, sectioning off ice areas or other parameters) being would have to be shared in a busi- nue allow for 28 parking spaces in scrapes and close calls. planned. ness license application which the front of the mini-mall and the project It is believed there are more users at the Bal- Town would have to work through being completed in three phases. ONLINE AUCTION BID NOW ONLINE AUCTION BID NOW Online Auction: FARM • AG & INDUSTRIAL • COMMERCIAL • VEHICLES Recreational BUSINESS INVENTORIES • REAL ESTATE • APPRAISALS BID Toys NOW! 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The For the RM’s part, the company meet- he Rural Municipality (RM) of Eden- to make excuses of how it was handled,” he municipality expects a cheque October 2. ing the October 2 deadline will determine wold had a council visit from a rep- said of past missteps. Council indicated trailer license fees next steps. The next RM council meeting is resentative of the Copper Sands man- Currently, Copper Sands Lands Corp. col- would most likely be increased, as they scheduled for October 13 and SAMA will be Tagement company. Consultant Terry Farnese lects trailer license fees from the 80 trailer haven’t in decades. called October 14. of Copper Sands Lands Corp. was in council owners in the development and remits them “We’re ready for that…” Farnese told The RM requested the management com- chambers to discuss the RM’s proposed to the RM. A 1993 bylaw on the books council of the pending changes, “of course pany provide a list of names and addresses recent move to put individual trailer owners indicates this was to be done monthly, but it is 20 years old,” and added: “I’d still like of Copper Sands residents to keep them up- in Copper Sands on the tax roll following an arrangement made with the previous to pay 30 cents a litre for gas but that’s not to-date on RM news. an assessment by the Saskatchewan Assess- owners of Copper Sands had this happening going to happen.” ment Management Agency (SAMA). yearly. The new ownership corporation was Bear Bravo goes out to local construction company MICHELLE NICHOLSON playground sign was also designed, created and erected. The work makes the park more accessible and the sign haelyan is in kindergarten at Pilot Butte Elementa- replaces a weatherworn eyesore. ry school. Her dad works for Graham Construction. During the Pilot Butte Elementary school open house Along with sister Koral and mom Krista, the whole to kick off the 2015-2016 school year, Principal Kathy Sfamily is new to the community, recently moving into a Magnien honoured Neal and the construction company.