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Notes from Village Council

Please maintain your yard through the summer as a beautification effort for our community.

EMO Co-ordinator: Gene Whitehead the current EMO Co-ordinator is retiring and moving to Alberta at the end of June. Gene has resigned this position as of May 31, 2018. The Village is looking for 2-3 individuals to serve as an EMO Co-ordinator Leadership Team. Training is provided by the Office of Saskatchewan Fire and Public Safety. Anyone interested can contact Gene Whitehead at 306-252-2245.

The Village of Kenaston Council would like to send out a big "THANK YOU" to the Kenaston School Staff and Students for the wonderful job they did cleaning up our streets. This work was greatly appreciated by the village. We are lucky to have students and staff that want to beautify our community for our residents and the travelling public. Have a great summer vacation!

Kenaston Swimming Pool

The Kenaston Swimming Pool will open the first week of June! Come check out our newly painted changerooms! Thanks to Jamie Young for all the hard work completing the change rooms and Dakota Dunes for the generous $5000.00 donation towards the change room upgrade.

Watch our Facebook page for details on public swim times and lesson sets for the summer! Thanks to Brad Owen for the countless volunteer hours he spends prepping the systems, ordering and balancing the chemicals, filling the pool and making repairs. We are grateful to have him and his expertise on our committee.

We are excited to have Julia Prpich manage the Kenaston Swimming Pool again this year. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact her. We welcome Jessica Young and Lannah Betnesky-Matovich as new members of the committee. We look forward to another incredible season!

Change in Recycling: Due to changes in the recycling program Loraas is no longer accepting plastic film products. Plastic film includes: plastic grocery bags, ziploc bags, saran wrap, plastic garbage bags, bread bags or bubble wrap. There is one exception: all shredded paper must be in a CLEAR plastic bag and tied. No glass is accepted in recycle bins outside the City of Saskatoon. The Village of Kenaston Council would like to ask people to refrain from placing compost in the village alleys. This includes grass, leaves, and food scraps. These items can be taken to the landfill during open hours or placed in your garbage bin for pickup.

Loraas Disposal has offered to provide the service of composting bins for residents interested. There is a required commitment needed by at least 30 people at a cost of $10/month which would be added to the waste management fee on your utility billing. These bins would be picked up on a biweekly rotation. Anyone interested, please contact the village office at 306-252-2211 or email kenaston@sasktel.net.

Dump hours for May – August are Wednesdays 5-8 pm and Saturdays 1-4 pm—Dave Osachuk will be at the dump during these times only. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 306-252-2211 during regular business hours.

Fun in the Sun

The staff at the Sun West Distance Learning Center are hosting a wonderful afternoon for our K-12 home-based and Kenaston School students! This event is filled with a variety of educational and activity -based opportunities.

Thank you to Affinity Credit Union, Riverbend Co-op, Kenaston School and the SCC for sponsoring this amazing afternoon! We are blessed to have so many wonderful teachers and community members help out!