Members of the Estevan Police Association (EPA) have a new collective bargaining agreement, bringing an end to a negotiation that spanned nearly two years and required mediation and the ruling of a. . .
Councillor Lindsay Clark, who was at his first police board meeting, said one of the problems he has seen has been with vacant houses, and unoccupied homes become an issue again now that winter is here. “There’s nobody looking after them,” said Clark. “It just seems to be something that’s coming up with the snow, because you don’t notice until the snow comes, and then you see nobody has touched that house for quite a while. I think we are going to have some issues with that, especially when we have more snow come.” Councillor Shelly Veroba, also participating in her first police board meeting, noted there are areas in the city where one person goes down the block and removes the snow from the sidewalks. Other blocks, including some on Fourth Street, can be daunting to walk on, she said, because snow hasn’t been cleared.
Estevan city council approved the naming rights plan, submitted by city clerk Judy Pilloud, at Monday night’s meeting. A brochure, prepared by destination marketing communications consultant Rebecca Westling, will be distributed into the community. “We’re keeping it simple,” said Mayor Roy Ludwig, who chaired the new arena committee when Affinity Place was built. The big-ticket item is Affinity Place itself, which carries a price tag of $100,000 a year for five years. During the fundraising for Affinity, it was sold for $100,000 a year for 10 years. But there are other high-profile facilities available, including the Estevan Leisure Centre’s swimming pool, currently named the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre, for $50,000 per year for five years; the south arena, known as the Power Dodge Ice Centre, for $10,000 annually; and the Estevan Public Library for $30,000 each year.
It’s been nearly 10 years since Affinity Place opened to the public, and with naming rights set to expire at the end of August, the City of Estevan is embarking on the process of selling the naming. . .
Members of the Estevan Police Association (EPA) have a new collective bargaining agreement, bringing an end to a negotiation that spanned nearly two years and ended up in arbitration. A . . .