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Public Meeting

PUBLIC MEETING

To discuss the future of the Water Treatment

Plant & Raw Water Source in the Town of Birch Hills

 

Friday, June 3rd, 2022 at 10:00am

Duane Lowe Community Centre

306 Bellamy Ave, Birch Hills, SK, S0J 0G0

 

Presentation by Town Council, Catterall & Wright, SaskWater, Prince Albert Rural

Water Association and Water Security Agency, followed by an opportunity for public Q&A.

 

We want to hear from you!

Join us and share your thoughts and questions for the future of the Water Treatment Plant & Raw Water Source for Birch Hills

 

IMPORTANT

For participants who are unable to attend in-person, please be advised that we will be offering the following options:

  • You can simply fill out and send in a Comment & Question Form prior to June 1st to town@sasktel.net or by mail to PO Box 206, Birch Hills, SK, S0J 0G0. This will ensure your questions are entered into the que for the meeting. The forms are available at the Town office, website and public announcement boards.
  • The meeting will be filmed, recorded and posted to our website and social media pages on June 4th, 2022.

Refugee Need

As the conflict in the Ukraine has accelerated and intensified and as millions of refugees pour over the borders into the West of Europe there is an urgent need for placement of these refugees that as a community we could address.

Our prime minister has indicated that Canada will adopt an open border for refugees from the conflict, this has resulted in an opportunity for Birch Hills and Saskatchewan to step up and open our community to another community in need.

Our doors have always been open to new Canadians and this is a need that will particularly tug on the heartstrings of a large part of our Saskatchewan population.

The Saskatchewan government has indicated that Saskatchewan will open it’s doors to an unlimited number of refugees and work with communities to assist in the relocation and settlement of families.

What can we as a community do to address this need?  Can we find the will and resources to assist families in need?  How do we find housing and accommodation for families who will come without adult male members?  If it were to happen, how can we support and integrate these families within our town?

The real challenge in my opinion is “Can we forget our differences and embrace the need as a community?”

 

Your Mayor

Stewart Adams