Contact Jennifer at Salute our Special Agricultural Industry Fall Ag in our Section 1-844-GNG-NEWS ext 227 [email protected] Look inside for News Sports Classifieds and more... $1.50 Vol. 58 No. 29 • Friday, August 24, 2018 Meeting called for councillors to discuss valley "restructuring" By Jason G. Antonio Grasslands News A meeting has been scheduled involving commu- nities within the Qu’Appelle Valley about a possible amalgamation, or “restructuring,” but even if noth- ing comes from it, there is the potential for stronger shared services agreements among those municipal- ities. A private meeting involving all municipal coun- cillors and chief administrative officers (CAOs) from within the Calling Lakes district will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at the seniors centre. The driver of this truck owned by Lakeside Septic Service failed to navigate a curve in the resort Fort council discussed the issue during its Aug. 16 village and plowed into power pole, taking a garbage bin with it. meeting. Town council directed CAO Larry Davidson to send out meeting invitations to officials in the RM S--t happens in septic truck mishap of North Qu’Appelle, Village of Lebret, the resort vil- lage of B-Say-Tah, the resort village of Fort San, the By Alan Hustak as work crews repaired the damage. It was the sec- District of Katepwa, and Fort Qu’Appelle. Special to Grasslands News ond incident involving the same truck in less than a The Calling Lakes Planning Commission (CLPC) A service vehicle created a bit of a stink last week month. Earlier this month it smashed into another met recently with the Ministry of Government Re- when it ran off B-Say-Tah Road. vehicle. Saskatchewan Government Insurance is con- lations’ advisory services and acquired information The driver of the truck owned by Lakeside Septic ducting an investigation into what appears to have about possible amalgamation, explained Mayor Jerry Service failed to navigate a curve in the resort vil- been a mechanical failure. Whiting. The next step is to hear how restructuring lage and plowed into power pole, taking a garbage Lakeside Septic is one of several companies that could work and the pros and cons. bin with it. provide services to cottages around the lake. Police This issue came before Fort town council since the Police and firefighters were called to the scene. say no one has been charged as a result of the acci- Continued on Page 3 Traffic on the narrow road was reduced to one lane dent. Talk of building indoor Jordan Pattison, 10, from Lemberg, practis- es his putting stroke, pool rises to surface again as Clarke Sokoluk, 7, By Jason G. Antonio the status of a quarter section of land from Saskatoon, watch- Grasslands News north of town and whether it could be es during the Texas The issue of constructing an indoor used to grow a fundraiser crop. Scramble Golf Tourna- pool or recreation area adjacent to the The town signed a lease on that land ment for Kids in Fort Rexentre has arisen to the surface in 2016 and is renewable in five years, Qu'Appelle last week. once again, although similar to last said Whiting. That might “cool the jets” The boys were among time, the idea may simply sink into the of this committee for a while. the 77 youngsters be- depths. “I know there was some hope of be- tween the ages of six Mayor Jerry Whiting raised the ginning right away,” he added. This and 15 from through- matter during town council’s Aug. 16 issue can be explored further, but it’s out the province en- meeting. for council’s information right now. rolled in the Qu'Appelle The suggestion that came to him is Coun. Rebecca Hill wondered how Valley Hockey and Golf for a large building to be constructed council and the municipality can get Camp. and for council to go all out on it, he more engaged in these discussions, Golf instructor Dan- said. along with how it could form better ny Currie and hockey A committee is being established partnerships. She noted council could coaches Matt Scott and to get this idea going. The person who draw on lessons from previous commu- Taras McEwan helped shared the idea with Whiting — who nity initiatives and see what it could do the young athletes lives in the RM of North Qu’Appelle differently. improve their skills and is not a town resident — also On the website of the Saskatche- through a rigorous shared names of those willing to sit on wan Urban Municipalities Association four-day training pro- the committee. The committee would (SUMA), there is a template available gram. like the town to issue charitable re- for communities that pursue these “Some of these kids ceipts, which means the project’s re- types of projects, said Whiting. have never swung a golf sponsibility would fall on town council. National exposure club before, some are Whiting informed the person that Whiting recently took part in a TV good, and some are just this issue has surfaced every three Ontario project with Regina-Qu’Ap- getting into it,” Currie years for the last 20 years. He noted pelle MP Andrew Scheer and Missis- explained. “Winning council must be aware of the annual sauga mayor Bonnie Crombie. The isn't important, it's just cost of running an indoor pool and not video clip compared municipal leaders a fun thing.” simply its construction. from larger municipalities to rural Photo by “I appreciate that it takes all of us in areas and discussed the issues they Alan Hustak the area (to work on projects),” he said. face. There was also an inquiry about Continued on Page 7 7KH)RUW4X·$SSHOOH7LPHV www.facebook.com/grasslandsnews 2 August 24, 2018 Mounties subdue drunk naked guy with Taser Submitted by investigated. One was Sgt. Drew Wagner Fort related to an assault in- Fort Qu’Appelle Qu’Appelle vestigation and was re- RCMP Detachment solved without charges. Reporting period: Aug. The other was made over 13 to 20 RCMP WKHSKRQHWRDÀQDQFLDO Fort Qu’Appelle Report institution. The institu- RCMP dealt with 81 tion enacted lock down occurrences this past ing. procedures while police week. Traffic tickets Police have also been investigated. The inves- saw a dramatic decrease busy investigating six tigation is being assisted from last week. Either assault complaints. Four by a telecommunication violators have become assaults with weapon company. non-existent or the con- or causing bodily harm Several complaints of stables have some ex- occurrences resulted in mischief were reported plaining to do. charges, one assault oc- involving minor prop- Having said that, currence is still under erty damage, unwanted your members were busy investigation, and one persons and disturbing locating an impaired assault was deemed un- the peace. A concerned driver at 8 a.m. that substantiated. citizen called police after Visitors from the Sunshine Learning Centre were given a tour of tour of resulted in an arrest, One possession of a hearing yelling from his the detachment by Const. Simone Policicchio and gave the siren a whirl. a couple of collisions, weapon for dangerous neighbour’s residence. and recovering vehicles purpose charge was also Police attended and read last week’s submis- Speaking of coffee, I to the team. Const. taken without consent laid that was associated were met by a naked sion on warrants… was in the drive through Bambridge was most of the owner. Thankfully to one of the above as- intoxicated male. The On a happier note, we at Tim Hortons and recently posted to Mont- QRRQHZDVLQMXUHGLQWKH sault incidents. male declined to co-op- had a bunch of happy lit- pulled ahead to get my martre detachment. collisions, but vehicles erate, and charged at Two break and enters tle visitors from the Sun- coffee and was informed Const. Bambridge’s wife, were no longer driveable. were reported to police. the Mountie, resulting shine Learning Centre. the vehicle in front of me Courtney, is a constable Police received a cou- One charge was laid in the deployment of the Const. Simone Policic- paid for my coffee. To with the File Hills Police ple calls of theft of bicy- that was also associated conduct energy weapon chio (free coffee to any- whoever that was, much cles. Note to parents: It to one of the assault in- (aka Taser). The male one who pronounces that appreciated and I’ll be Service. If you are in the would be really helpful cidents, and the other is was arrested on an out- ULJKW RQ ÀUVW WU\ JDYH sure to pay it forward. market for a home in to document the serial still under investigation. standing warrant and the kids a tour of the de- Fort Qu’Appelle de- Montmartre, I believe number of the bicycle in Two incidents of ut- held in custody for court. tachment and gave the tachment has welcomed the old Bambridge home- the event it goes miss- tering threats were also Apparently he did not siren a whirl. Const. Evan Bambridge stead is still for sale. Fort council likes new format for RCMP reports By Jason G. Antonio • Only the cost to remove the tree and disposal fees to The group’s secretary resigned and a member has Grasslands News be included in reimbursement stepped in temporarily until a replacement can be Town council is • No allowance for landscaping repairs found, said Hill. pleased with the RC- The town has a program to aid residents in remov- Meanwhile, the branding committee continues to MP’s new format in re- ing diseased Dutch elm trees where it pays half the struggle with resources and commitment from resi- porting about weekly costs, explained CAO Larry Davidson.