April 2026 - Spring?

Updated: 1 day ago

News from the Town Office

House Numbering — Council recently passed a resolution that requires all homes to have house

numbering on the street side of which your home is addressed. If you don’t already have numbers

that are at least 4 inches in size or a sign with your house numbers please do so before June 1st

.This measure is so that if any emergency services are required they will be able to find you fast!

Garbage and Recycle bins — Please ensure that your bins are not left on Town property after

pickup days. Council has now passed a resolution to which those bins that are left out for more

than 48 hours will be affected. Our Public Works staff will move them back to your property, and

if they do so, there will be a charge of $20.00 per bin, billed monthly, and after 30 days with no

payment, this charge will be moved to your taxes. Moving these back helps keep our town clean.

Hazardous Waste Disposal Day coming in May - Will be held at the Public Works Shop (Town

Shop), further details will be in next month’s newsletter.

Water Billing — Council has increased water rates to match that of SaskWater’s increase to the

Town. On a basic bill, you will now see an increase of $9.59 for water for 2026 and an increase of

$1.20 towards the sewer amounts for a total increase on a basic bill of $10.79 for 2026. Council

has also set the rates for 2027 to an increase of water and sewer and a total basic bill increase of

$11.33 from that of 2026. The sewer rates have never seen an increase and there have been some

heavy years on our sewers.

Water Meter Reads — Council has passed a resolution to which charges will be placed on

properties for where the water meter probe is not accessible. That is either due to snow or even

dogs in yards. This is a water reading month, our staff will be out starting April 8, 2026, to read

your meters. Please ensure there is nothing blocking our staff from getting a read. If so, there will

be a $20.00 charge placed on your account, and this will be added to taxes should it not be paid

within 30 days.

Parking — Move vehicles and trailers regularly. There is a Bylaw that regulates vehicles to be

moved every 72 hours. The Town can tow these vehicles if they are not moved.

2026 Licenses — Pet & Business license reminders have gone out. Time for tickets if yet

outstanding.

Dogs & Cats — Remember to clean up after your pet no matter where they do their business.

Bylaw enforcement deals with written complaints on a monthly basis. When you have a concern,

contact the office for a form. We cannot do any enforcement without a written complaint.

Keep Our Community Safe – During snow removal Please Keep Everyone Safe by waiting

until equipment has stopped to proceed past a work area, or take an alternate route. Also,

please get your Loraas Bins and vehicles off the street to help work progress more quickly.

To read the full newsletter, please see the attached PDF.