For those unfamiliar with pump tracks “a pump track is a one-to-three-metre-wide track that can be used for bicycle, skateboard, in-line skates and scooter riders to practice skills on a series of features, such as berms and rollers placed in quick succession,” detailed their report to Council in April. “I just think it’s a really great amenity we can bring to Yorkton at a fairly reasonable price,” said Zaharia this Monday. Zaharia made a motion to have City Administration look into potential locations and the potential scope of a track project. The original presentation identified three potential locales; Heritage Heights Park, near the Gloria Hayden Recreation Centre, and Weinmaster Park, but Administration was instructed to look at other potential sites too.
1- Enjoy a winter bbq on the deck. So winter might not be the traditional time to throw a chop or steak on the outdoor grill, so why not be bold when you do and try a homemade barbecue sauce, maybe something using locally sourced honey? 2- Write a letter letting your family know you love them. It may seem a bit old-fashioned but there is something deeply personal about a handwritten letter, and we could all use some practice with our writing skills in this largely text-based world. 3- Make homemade butter with your kids. 4- Go through your clothes and donate the ones you don’t wear anymore. We all have them, the ones that time has shrunk, or that are simply out-of-fashion (Do you really need to keep those corduroy bell-bottoms?) So pass them on.
Another Health Foundation Gala has passed and there is another $35,000 or so is in the kitty toward a new CT Scanner. We all pay plenty of taxes, income, consumer and property. Governments in turn spend that cash, which amounts to billions of dollars, on facilities, infrastructure services and amenities. Even a small city such as Yorkton is a huge collection of these things, so it is easy to take for granted sometimes just how much we have as a community, that has not been provided entirely by government. Just a very quick mental survey of things that have happened in the recent past illuminates the richness of the community effort to make this city a better place.