Water and sewer rates are going up in Sioux Lookout for the first time in six years.
Council has approved the new rates by a 5-2 recorded vote after the increase was put on hold last year due to COVID-19.
Ratepayers will be asked to pay $4.78 more a month based on average monthly household water use of 14 cubic metres of water.
Chief Administrative Officer, Michelle Larose says the municipality has several major infrastructure projects starting this year, which are funded by these user fees.
The projects include expanding the wastewater treatment plant, construction of a third central treatment unit, upgrades to the pumps and forcemain at the Pelican Park Lift Station, and replacing World War II-era watermains and sewermains.
A NEW competition could see your child s artwork on the side of a council s bin wagon fleet. South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) has launched an exciting new competition this week inviting school children to design inspirational new artwork centred around the climate emergency for the council s bin wagons. The competition brief is to design a poster that will inspire people to take action on the climate emergency and to give a clear and hopeful message of the benefits of a low-carbon world. The winning designs will be emblazoned onto several vehicles from SLDC’s fleet which visits 56,000 homes each week and travels around 17,000 miles around the district.
Club experience important for development says former minor captain
Three years of senior club football helped prepare him for the inter-county senior grade
Gerard O Kane in action against Eoin Brosnan in Derry s 2004 All-Irland semi-final defeat to Kerry in Croke Park (Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile)
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Former All-Ireland minor winning captain Gerard O Kane feels his experience at club level was a huge help in preparing him for his inter-county senior career.
O Kane made his debut, under Mickey Moran, in a NFL league clash with Waterford at Ballinascreen in 2004, with his first championship coming later in the season against Wicklow in Round 1 of the qualifiers as Derry went all the way to the All-Ireland semi-final where they lost to eventual champions Kerry.
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