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KAMSACK, Sask. — Those behind on their fall clean-up had some extra time to get it done.
At its Sept. 28 meeting, Kamsack council discussed an extended fall clean-up, new automated external defibrillators and the provincial disaster assistance program (PDAP).
Fall clean-up extended
Council has decided to extend its fall clean-up by about a week.
Each autumn the Town’s public works staff uses a truck to pick up branches and garden debris when left along the alleys and then hauls it to the dump, he said. Although the clean-up had been scheduled to end by Oct. 5, because of the season in which many residents have not yet completed their fall clean-up of their yards and gardens, council has decided to extend the clean-up to Oct. 14 and then will re-evaluate the situation.
Two AEDs to be bought
Council was told that the Assiniboine Valley Health and Wellness Foundation is purchasing two AED (automated external defibrillators) he said. One is to be placed in the Broda Sportsplex, and the other at Duck Mountain Ski Hill.
There are five such units in the community and it is council’s intent to replace about one each year.
Still waiting for PDAP report
The community is still waiting for a report from PDAP (Provincial Disaster Assistance Program) which was due to arrive two weeks ago, Hvidston said. The engineers inspecting the community did not provide the proper information for the report and looked at the cost analysis of material only not including engineering costs or labour.
Council is particularly concerned with Third Avenue North where water lines are exposed, he said, explaining that regardless of the PDAP report, council has no choice but to temporarily insulate the water lines and re-build the road.
Regarding discussions with the department of highways concerning a plan to replace two smaller culverts under Highway No. 8 immediately north of the community with two large, eight-foot culverts, council is concerned that the larger culverts would allow for increase flow downstream where the golf course road would be impacted.
The department maintains that its main concern is for the flow of water along the creek, while the community’s infrastructure is up to the community to address, he said. So, council will be needing to work on the golf course road downstream, but how much of it will need re-building is still unknown.
Council will take property
After having received an environmental report concerning a property along Nykolaishen Drive extending west from the Trackside Garden, council agreed to accept the property from Imperial Oil. The property had been identified as polluted, having been previously used by the former Northern Petroleum Corporation,
The report says that if the land is not disturbed with construction such as basements, there should be no issues, Hvidston explained. Most of the environmental issues with the property lie about a metre under the surface. Currently the property containing large murals is used as an extension of the Trackside Garden.
