Tag Archives: City Hall
City donates land for proposed mental health supported independent living project
City council has donated land for a proposed independent supported living housing project in North Battleford that will look to ease the transition for those living with mental illness into the commun...
Jun 26, 2019 Canadian Mental Health Association Battlefords branch Executive Director Jane Zielke de Montbrun. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Dekker Centre executive director vows change after posting deficit
Programming that does not attract a wide audience and no significant fundraisers in the last 15 months.Those are two major problems Executive Director Kali Weber points to as bearing the brunt of resp...
Jun 25, 2019 The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City lawmakers receive preliminary data from community safety survey
How do residents perceive safety and crime in their community?That question was centre stage as early results from the community safety survey were presented to municipal lawmakers Monday night.Projec...
Jun 25, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
City, town, area First Nations set to sign landmark collaborative working agreement
Five regional First Nation governments, the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford are set to sign an agreement that will see them work towards a reconciled regional community.The First Natio...
Jun 20, 2019 A historic joint meeting of North Battleford and Battleford council took place Thursday evening where resolutions were passed to pave the way for an official signing. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battleford formally adopts new mill rate; tax notices on the way
Property owners in Battleford will soon see their tax notices in the mail, as the town has formally adopted the new mill rate.The uniform municipal mill rate was set at 3.35 mills for all taxable prop...
Jun 20, 2019 The Town of Battleford formally adopted its 2019 mill rate at its meeting Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Town pleased to see positive financial report
The Town of Battleford is tickled pink after receiving a rosy report from the auditor for 2018.Mayor Ames Leslie said despite last year's problem of having to clean up some billing glitches dating bac...
Jun 19, 2019 Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and CAO John Enns-Wind, as shown. The town received an overall positive report from its financial audit, Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battleford gives thumbs up for potable water; denies separate fire services agreement
The Town of Battleford's business was strictly elemental at council's meeting Monday. Council agreed to turn on the tap to provide potable water to Poundmaker First Nation, but didn't approve of a sep...
Jun 18, 2019 Town council approved a request for potable water, but was opposed to joining a separate mutual aid agreement at council's meeting Monday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City eyes better cost monitoring of picking up abandoned trash
From mattresses to refrigerators, tractor tires and sheds, many items seem to mysteriously grow legs and end up in back alleys around North Battleford.As the issue of abandoned garbage continues to pi...
Jun 18, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Town tackles outstanding property taxes with 'boots on the ground' approach
Seek and you shall find. Knock and the door shall be opened. That seems to be the new motto for the Town of Battleford which managed to recover a heaping amount of property taxes in arrears by being d...
Jun 18, 2019 Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, and CAO John Enns-Wind
shown at council Monday. The town received an update on outstanding property
taxes at the meeting that indicated its recent collection efforts have been
successful. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Council gives nod to Eagle Nest Youth Ranch application for six youth
Town council has given the Eagle its wings for a test flight in Battleford.In a 3-1 vote, council approved a discretionary use application for Eagle's Nest Youth Ranch for a residential care home at 6...
Jun 18, 2019 Battleford council approved Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch’s discretionary use application request to establish a group home for six youth, with a few conditions, at its meeting Monday night. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)