
DISTRICT OF LAKELAND NO. 521
Serving Emma, Christopher, Anglin & McPhee Lakes, and a portion of the Boreal Forest Region.December 7, 2015
After a very busy summer, staff and council have taken the time to review issues that have surfaced. We have also met to review and update our strategic plan Upon completion of the municipal shop, council took time from our regular meeting to join Ernie and the admin...
July 4, 2015
Good Morning my name is Al Christensen and I would like to welcome you to our annual information meeting. First of all I would like to take a moment to pay tribute to the late Ralph Hudson. Ralph passed away in June of this year after suffering health issues for some...
May 2015
This week you will have received an envelope from the District that contained a revision to our Zoning Bylaw. Please take time to review this material, as this will be our bible as far as new developments are concerned for quite some time. Council has given this bylaw...
April 2015
We managed to get away for the worst of the weather this winter. It was our first trip to the town of Osoyoos, and it won’t be our last. Of course the whole province of British Columbia had a very mild winter and we were the beneficiaries of same. In March we have...
December 31, 2014
First of all, I would like to wish all readers of this blog a very Merry Christmas and best wishes in 2015. In my blog of April 28th, I informed you that we had accepted a tender from Bullee Consulting Ltd. to conduct an infrastructure study. We have had meetings with...
September 2014
I must apologize for the lack of postings this summer. My summer has been very hectic and when the good weather finally came in mid-July, it was important to absorb every minute. First of all, I would like to thank Deputy Reeve Bauer Hyde for chairing the July...
Winter (April 28), 2014
I drove to Christopher Lake this morning for a meeting with the RCMP to discuss the 2014 Performance Plans as they relate to our district. There was at least four inches of snow/slush on highway 2, and the forecast is for more tonight. To put things in perspective, we...
April 7, 2014
Spring has not yet arrived in Lakeland. We still have a very heavy snow cover, and what snow has melted has revealed much damage from the winter snowfalls and winds. Saskatchewan Water Security Agency has produced the spring runoff map and the heaviest area in the...
February 27, 2014
I would like to thank Deputy Reeve Bauer-Hyde for looking after the January and February council meetings while we took a break from this long cold winter. We are still working with Saskatchewan Environment to obtain a lease of approximately 5 acres along the road to...
January 6, 2014
I would like to extend a Happy New Year to all our ratepayers and other readers of this blog. This month, rather than speaking of current issues, I would like to pay tribute to our administrator, Dave Dmytruk and the staff of our District. I am the only member of...