TOWN OF DELISLE NEWSLETTER.

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

– Council held a regular meeting on April 13th.

– RCMP Staff Sergeant Barry Thomas and Operation Sergeant Curtis Little met with Council to introduce themselves and to discuss policing in the Delisle area.  The hours for our local Detachment Services Assistant have been expanded to full days on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

– A $500 donation was made to the Health Council towards the purchase of a Stair Chair which would be used by First Responders when moving patients.

– Council approved of Access Communications putting up 150 foot self-support tower on the water tower lot.

– The Town has subscribed to a new rink scheduling program through a company called RecTimes.

– The Town will hire Brunsdon, Lawrek & Associates to perform an appraisal of the arena complex for replacement cost insurance purposes.

– The Mayor and Administrator were given the authority to issue or lift fire bans within the Town of Delisle based on recommendations from the Fire Chief.  At the current moment, there is no fire ban in the Town of Delisle but residents are encouraged to take extra precautions when using their fire pits.

– The Town will join with 5 other local businesses to promote the Town of Delisle on Rawlco Radio for a 32 week period.

– Council will meet on April 27th to discuss the 2021 operating and capital budget.

– An amendment to the Animal Control Bylaw was passed which will give the Bylaw Officer expanded powers to deal with animal defecation on both public and private property.

– Compost pick-up will begin again on May 4th and 18th.  Compost should be in a 17 gallon capacity plastic or metal can placed in the back alley.

– Weather permitting, the Town of Delisle has hired street sweepers for Friday, May 7th.  Please have all vehicles, trailers, etc. off the street by 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.

– Saturday, May 8th is garage sale day in Delisle!  Come out and snap up some bargains!  Remember to follow Covid protocols by wearing a mask and socially distancing.

DELISLE HEALTH CENTRE
By appointment only. Please call 306-493-2810 or visit the Delisle Primary Health Team Facebook page for the most up to date information.

DELISLE VACCINATION CLINIC

The following dates have been confirmed:

May 13 & 14 – 8:30 – 5:00

June 17 & 18 – 8:30 – 5:00

@ the Delisle Senior Centre, 309 – 1st St. W.

Please call 1-833-727-5829 to book an appointment or book online at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine

TOWN OFFICE

The Town Office is open to the general public. Only one customer is allowed in the office at a time.

Payments can still be made online where available or through the mail at Box 40, Delisle, Sk. S0L 0P0.

RCMP DETACHMENT HOURS

Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30 – 12:30 & 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

CLOSED Thursday, May 6th & Tuesday, May 25th.

Outside office hours please call (306)493-3240.

DELISLE BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER:
Bob McCrea – 306-321-2617

STREET SWEEPING!!

Weather permitting. The Town of Delisle has hired street sweepers for Friday, May 7th, 2021.

PLEASE have all vehicles, trailers, etc. off of the streets by 7:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M.

THANK-YOU for your co-operation.

GARAGE SALE DAY

Maps will be available at the Town Office, Co-op or Esso.

GARAGE SALE LOCATIONS

Cliff Merkosky ————————- 850 – 3rd St. W.

Sherry Anderson ————————– 106 Bentley Pl.

Winder/Fraser ———————— 301 – 4th St. W.

Mel Ouellette ———————– 109 – 6th Ave. W.

Audrey Kelly ————————– 400 – 3rd Ave. E.

Brent & Brenda Laing ———————- 209 Main St.

Matt Hood —————————— 407 – 1st St. W.

Danica Laing & Joseph Moffatt – 107 – 6th Ave. W.

Darcy Parker ————————– 202 – 4th St. W.

Dave Anderchek ————————– 101 Fairway Dr.

Meletta Goossen ——————– 306 – 3rd St. W.

Gord Bentley ————————— 405 – 2nd St. E.

Jennifer Johnston ——————– 206 – 3rd St. W.

DELISLE EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

Infant and toddler spaces available for April and May.

Limited school age spaces for summer and breaks are still available.

Contact Dawn Pollard @ 306-493-6338

Delisleelc@hotmail.com

DELISLE  LIBRARY

Request your books online at www.wheatland.sk.ca, through the SILS app

by e-mail: delisle.library@wheatland.sk.ca or

by calling 306-493-8288.

LORAAS CURBSIDE PICK-UP

Thurs. May 6th – GARBAGE

Thurs. May 13th – RECYCLE

Thurs. May 20th – GARBAGE

Thurs. May 27th – RECYCLE

COMPOST

Pick-up will be May 4th & 18th. Compost will be picked up in the back alley and should be in a 17-gallon capacity plastic or metal can.

TRANSFER STATION HOURS

(Beginning of April – End of October)

Tuesday & Thursday – 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.

Saturday – 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

DES SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL AGM

AGM will be held virtually on Thursday, May 13th at 7:30pm. Two positions are open to nominations: Chairperson and Secretary. Meeting is open to all parents, caregivers and community members.

For meeting link, nomination form or more information please contact Kim Doig at kim.doig@hotmail.com

DES SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

The Delisle Elementary School Community Council is proud to present a Spring Stroll With Me and Read event! Go for a walk and read a lovely story along the way.  It starts at the elementary school front window and will direct you where to go in Delisle to find the next page. This event will run for a month beginning May 10th.  When finished your book stroll, email the Delisle library delisle.library@wheatland.sk.ca with your name, phone number and number of participants for your chance to win a Pike Lake Swim Pass!

Thank you to the Delisle & District Arts Council for sponsoring our event, Pike Lake Provincial Park and the Delisle Wheatland Regional Library for teaming up with us along with our local businesses who have graciously allowed us to use their window space.  All are welcome to participate!

DELISLE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY GUIDE 2021/22

Submissions for the 2021/22 edition of the Community Guide are being accepted until May 30th.

More information can be found on the Delisle & District Events Facebook Page or by emailing toddelrec@gmail.com

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2021-22

DES is presently working on next year’s enrolment for Kindergarten. Children who are five years of age as of December 31, 2021 may be admitted to kindergarten. PSSD Policy No. 403.2.a. If you have a child or know of one that will be attending Delisle Elementary School in the fall of 2021, please send us their name, phone number, address and date of birth. You may call Teresa Shirley @ 306-493-2451 or email at teresa.shirley@spiritsd.ca

DELISLE PLAYSCHOOL REGISTRATION

…is now open!!

If you have a child who will be 3 before December 31, 2021 and/or 4 years old, you are eligible to register!
Call/text 306-270-3056 or email szzoerb@hotmail.com to get more information and registration forms.

VANSCOY & DISTRICT AG. SOCIETY

The Vanscoy & District Agricultural Society is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Perennial Exchange on Saturday, May 15th! We will be accepting drop off perennial donations from 10:30 a.m. -12 p.m. on May 15th in front of the Circle Hall in Vanscoy. Our Perennial Exchange will be a drive thru format starting at 1 p.m. until the plants are gone. During the drive thru, one of our members will deliver you a perennial, seed package, and a prepackaged cookie. We have “car prizes” that have been graciously donated as well.

Thank you to our sponsors who continue to support us in these challenging times. The car prizes will be similar to that of a door prize and will be given out in a predetermined formula to vehicles in line!

Also, we would like to encourage all graduating grade 12 students, within our district (Vanscoy, Delisle, Pike Lake, Grandora, and Asquith), to apply for our Grade 12 Bursary. Applications are due Monday, May 31st either via email or dropped off at 625 Valleyview Dr. Delisle. The application is available on our website.

Contact Lori at toddelrec@gmail.com or phone 306-493-8283.

For updates on events and programs, check out the webpage townofdelisle.com/rec-calendar, the Delisle & District Community Events Facebook page or Twitter @DRecreation.