Correspondence Received

Council, including the office of the Mayor, receive lots of correspondence. Here a sampling of the correspondence we have received in the last couple of weeks.

Kindersley Midget Girls Softball Team: they requested funding support so they could travel to their championship tournament in British Columbia. The team was asked to apply for funding from money budgeted for special requests like this. (I can't think of the name of the fund right now.)

SAMA: this past spring property values were evaluated by SAMA, a provincial agency. During the course of their work their were some significant miscalculations resulting in stress for property owners and extra work for Town staff. The Town wrote to SAMA requesting a refund of monies paid for the extra costs born by the Town. SAMA wrote back indicating that our request would be presented to their Board. We were also cautioned that we were likely not going to receive any monies.

Sask Lotteries: we learned that more than $45,000 has been granted to community groups in Kindersley.

Labour Relations: a  new act has been adopted and the government is asking for input on the new provisions by Sept 27^th. The letter states:

 Our goal now is to review the regulations associated with the various Acts with the intention of: (1) restructuring and organizing the regulations so they are easier to use and understand; (2) eliminating inconsistencies between regulations that result in confusion; and, (3) implementing the changes in The Saskatchewan Employment Act. We are asking for your feedback on the development of the regulations.

The request includes a Review of Employment Standards and Labour Relations Regulations and a Review of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.

If you would like to make a submission please contact the ministry directly.

The correspondence for this particular night was on the low side.