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Serving Asquith, Delisle, Donavon, Grandora, Harris, Kinley, Laura, Perdue, Pike Lake, Swanson, Tessier, Vanscoy, Zealandia
Volume 16 Number 4
APRIL 2015
Your COMMUNITY... Your NEWSPAPER
Prime Minister Visits Saskatchewan
Delisle Mayor Dave Anderchek with Prime Minister Harper
Vanscoy Mayor Robin Odnokon with Prime Minister Harper
Federal Funding Announced for Twinning of Highway 7
Road Weight Restrictions are Now in Place
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n March 12th, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Brad Wall announced the Federal Governments participation in funding the twinning of highway 7 to Delisle. Local government officials were invited to the Highway Department in Saskatoon to attend announcement. The project will be done in three phases, with the first phase beginning this year to twin the section from the Cory potash
mine to the east side of Vanscoy. Phase two begins next year and will see a controversial new section of highway built north of Vanscoy, bypassing the village, and joining the existing highway a mile west of Vanscoy. The third, and final, phase will take place the following year, completeing the twinning from Vanscoy, west to Delisle. Phase one has already begun with trees being cleared on the north side of the existing highway.
Come See How We Hid the Ugly!!
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When’s the last time you saw a pig with lipstick? How about the Vanscoy Circle Hall?
ut seriously, thanks to the RM of Vanscoy who donated $5000 to the Recreation Board to use for some much needed improvements at the hall, we have been able to put that money to great use. A hall committee was formed and we got to work, painting and refinishing the floors. Spear-headed by Glen Lyons who has spent countless hours and days, working mostly by himself, to improve the appearance of our
community hall. Our next goal is to redo the bathrooms and for this we need to raise some more funds. We will be hosting an Open House and Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on April 12th from 10 am – 1 pm. All proceeds will go directly to the renovations needed on the bathrooms. We want to put together a hall photo album. So dust of those pictures and bring them with you to the breakfast or email them to tnbross@hotmail.com. Many thanks go out to Glen, Shelley, Ty, Tracy, Lexxa, Reiger, Janelle, Vickie, and the “strong men”. Thanks for lending your time and efforts to make the Vanscoy Hall a more enjoyable place to gather.
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he RM of Vanscoy has imposed restrictions on the following roads or portions of roads to 4540 kilograms or 10,000lbs maximum gross vehicle weights effective 12:01 a.m. Monday March 23, 2015. Roads will be signed at each end and at all intersecting roads. 1) Range Road 3075 #672 grid road South of Highway #14 at Grandora corner to Highway #7 at Vanscoy 2) Range Road 3071 (Langham Grid) 1 mile North from Highway #14 to 33rd Street extension 3) Township Road 343 between Range Road 3100 to Range Road 3093 #673 Grid road West of Delisle 4) Range Road 3073 South of Township Road 352 to Township Road 350 5) Range Road 3072 South of Township Road 364 to Highway #7 6) Range Road 3071 South of Highway #14 to Township Road 364 7) Township Road 343 from Highway #60 to Range Road 3063 8) Range Road 3063 from Township Road 343 to Township Road 340
All other Roads within the RM have been restricted by The Ministry of Highways order as follows: Steering Axle - 10.0 kg per mm (560 pounds per inch) width of tire (manufacturer’s stamped dimension) to a maximum of 5,500 kg on the steering axle for a truck or truck tractor equipped with a single steering axle. 11,000 kg on the steering axle group for a truck or truck tractor equipped with a tandem axle steering group Other Axles - 6.25 kg per mm (350 pounds per inch) width of tire (manufacturer’s stamped dimension) to a maximum of 1,650 kg (3,638 pounds) per tire. This restriction does not apply to: Emergency vehicles; School buses Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure vehicles and municipal maintenance equipment when conducting maintenance or accessing sites on or along the restricted highway; SaskPower, SaskEnergy and SaskTel vehicles when accessing sites along the restricted route; Recreational vehicles; Buses; Farm Equipment operated or towed Vehicles directly crossing Provincial Highway
Mother’s Day CONTEST
Submitted by Bonnie Ross
FREE to Enter
Win over $300 in Prizes ‘Just for Mom’ on Page 9
Newly refinished floor & walls in the Vanscoy hall
INDEX
Editorial............................ p.2 Council Reports................ p. 4 School Reports................. p. 6
4-H Reports...................... p. 6 RCMP Report................... p. 8 Agriculture Reports........ p. 10
Red Williams................... p. 5 MP Report....................... p. 12 MLA Report..................... p. 13
Community Reports......... p. 14 Community Calendar....... p. 15 Business Directory........... p. 16
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