REPORT TO: Kevin Trew, Town Administrator

SUBMITTED BY: Pat Flegg, Arena Manager

DATE: January 8, 2019

SUBJECT: Carrot River & District Recreation Board

FACILITIES and OPERATION - Arena report. - Have doors ready to put up for room 1 & 2 & 3. Kick plates and pull handles come in for the doors - Winter wonder land was good - Plant will need new panel board. Old one has may outdated and obsolete switches and wires - The plant with the warm weather may need condenser sooner - Kitchen fan covers were cleaned - Scott Debienne is going through fire extinguishers and putting in 5 new ones

Town of Carrot River Public Works Report December 10

to January 7, 2019 by Milton Wood

Turned off one curb stop, cycled two curb stops for main valve

replacement, cleaned one water meter and replaced one water meter

Water main line break Main Street Lebel trenching dug up line and

we patched line

Installed new distribution pump at WTP

Continuing working on gates shed

Serviced grader

Changed broom segments on tractor broom

Snow clearing and sanding of sidewalks

Snow plowing of whole town

Jan/08/2019

Carrot River Fire and Rescue Report

2019 budget has been completed waiting on quotes for equipment to be purchased in 2019

Sizing for two sets of new bunker gear will be on Thursday Jan/10/2019.

Construction within the seacans is 90% complete for training in the spring.

Air compressor air report has come back and has passed all tests.

Radios in E421 have been fixed and are back in service.

First Responder course is booked for Jan. 18-20 and Feb. 1-3. Any one that is interested in

attending will need to register within the next week.

Met with the Fire Chief of Arborfield on Jan/07.

Meeting with Premier Horticulture Rep on Jan/09.

Currently in the design phase of the replacement for Engine 422

As of Jan/01 Carrot River Fire and Rescue is now providing fire and rescue protection for the

Resort Village of Tobin Lake.

REPORT TO: Kevin Trew, Town Administrator

SUBMITTED BY: Miranda Blaber, Recreation Coordinator

DATE: January 8, 2019

SUBJECT: Carrot River & District Recreation Board

FACILITIES and OPERATION - December ice use: 138.5 hours, includes one tournament and three evenings of free skate for the public

PROGRAMMING - Events:

o Chase the Ace continues Monday evenings, 5:30-7pm at the Curling Rink

o Winter Wonderland on Ice was another success with no issues

o Planning is under way for the following events:

Firefighters Ball – Feb. 23, 2019

Winter Finale – Mar. 16, 2019

Business Excellence Awards Gala – Apr. 10, 2019

o Nominations for the Business Excellence Awards Gala are open and we encourage people to nominate

worthy individuals. The deadline for nominations is February 20th and forms can be found at the Town

Office.

- Programs:

o Volleyball and Pickle ball continue, pickleball has opened to two nights a week.

o Working with Shirley Zeller to offer a new yoga class for winter/spring 2019.

o Indoor Archery with CROC continues, the next date is January 15, 2019.

o Indoor Walking continues Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 10am at the Community Hall.

o Public Skate & Shinny runs Saturdays 5-6pm and Sundays 1-3pm, we encourage people to purchase

season skate passes from the Rec Office.

o Fun, Fitness Challenge has begun, we encourage people to record minutes of physical activity from

January 1 – March 31, 2019 and turn their total into the Rec Board by April 8th. If our community can

accumulate 200,000 minutes (or more) we will have access to funds raised from the Tri-Unity Challenge

summer event. These funds support fitness within our community.

o Crokicurl has had delays due the mild temperatures and is still underway.

o Looking into holding an Old Time Dance in February, awaiting confirmation on dates.

- Promotion, advertising, community support:

o Ongoing website updates of events, information and current content. Communication continues with

the community through social media (Facebook, Instagram and website) and radio

o Continued support of community events, programs and organizations

o Seasonal newsletter is underway, plan to be delivered by the end of January

- Other

o We have been approved for the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, Bear Tracks snowshoe program and

will receive a variety of snowshoes February 11 - 22

o Work continues on maintaining marked snowshoe trails at Pasquia Regional Park as well as Cross

Country Ski trails. Thank you to Roger Blaber and Chris Bergen for their help with this.

o Applied to the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program

Carrot River Economic Development

Executive Committee Meeting January 2018

2019 begins with the exit of 1 Board member and the introduction of 2. - Rob Shmyr made the decision to step down after serving since the inception of Carrot River

Economic Development when CRED began as a Committee in the fall of 2007. It then went on to become a working Board approved and funded by the Town of Carrot River and the RM of Moose Range #486 in January 2009. In Chairman Kevin Mazurek’s words, “Rob brought a ‘grand’ outlook on Carrot River and area. His effervescence and enthusiastic views were contagious and helped us achieve and maintain momentum behind some of the main goals we have accomplished.” Rob’s full-time position on the Board will be greatly missed. However, he has agreed to remain as an ad hoc member, so we will continue to benefit from his input in future planning and his ability to see the vast potential in our community.

- Marcy Friesen is a local resident who joined CRED as of January 2019. She began a home-based business she was passionate about in November 2015 as a sideline income to her position as Executive Superintendant for KidsFirst in Nipawin SK. With the growth of her entrepreneurial success, she made the decision to go full time in November 2017 with Trapline Creations, handmade fur and leather product. Marcy has many certificates to her name, many of them relating to her previous employment in regards to suicide and FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). Her background and experience are a strong backbone for family support and growth which in turn is crucial to community support and growth.

- Evan Wolowski joined the Board as of January 2019. Evan grew up on a farm in the RM of

Moose Range. He is currently employed as Maintenance Planner at Edgewood Forest Products (sawmill) and he farms as well. As forestry and agriculture are two of the major industries and supporters of our local economy, his perspective on economic development for the community and region will be a definite asset. Evan is an EIT, Engineer in Training, for agricultural and bio resource engineering with the University of Saskatchewan. As well to note, he holds a design patent for his work on an air drill by name of Aircart Seed Meter.

- Marcy and Evan have already attended their first meeting, and it is immediately obvious

they are a good fit and will be a valuable asset to the CRED Board.

With the new year just underway, and further to approval of their proposed 2019 budget submitted to the Town of Carrot River for approval, CRED will continue to roll out future planning objectives.

Maggie Doerksen, Coordinator Carrot River Economic Development