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Administration: Phone: 306-286-3288 Fax: 306-286-3400 Administrator: Connie Porten Executive Assistant:: Glenda Hamilton Assistant Administrator: Carmen Sigstad Email: [email protected]
Website: www.leroy.ca
Connie: [email protected]
Glenda: [email protected]
Carmen: [email protected]
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday - 9 a.m. to 12:00 &
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Maintenance Staff: Foreman: Kirt Holowachuk Assistant Foreman: Jason Bendel Water Treatment Backup Operators: Howard Hamilton Paul Cockell LeRoy & District Heritage Museum: Closed for Season—Call Town Office for tour appointments LeRoy Library: Sarah Thompson CAP Site Student Stephanie Schoettler LeRoy Rec Board: Director—Carmen Sigstad
2014 Property Tax Deadline
Approaching!!!!
Please be reminded that the deadline for 2014 Property Tax
Payments is December 31st. Any taxes outstanding after this
deadline will be subject to a 12% penalty. Post dated cheques for
December 31, 2014 may be forwarded to the Town Office at
anytime.
PLEASE note that the Town office will be open until
4:30 pm on December 31st.
Town Council:
Mayor: Brian Thoen Councilors: Ken Crowter Ben Dyck Mark Fowler Dustin Hartman Denis McKnight Ray Sussums Council meetings are held on the third Monday of each month. If you have a concern to be discussed at the meeting, please inform the office a few days before the meeting date. The next regular meeting is scheduled for January 19th, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Contact Us 1
Property Tax Deadline &
Tax Donation Receipts
1
REACT Hours & Garbage
Pickup
2
LeRoy Leisure Lotto
Update
2
“Raise the Roof” Rink
Project Update
3
Fire Safety 4
Inside this issue:
NEWSLETTER
December 2014
Tax Donation Receipts
The Town will issue tax deductible receipts for
donations to various local organizations such as:
LeRoy Leisureland Regional Park, LeRoy “Raise the
Roof” Rink Rebuild Project, LeRoy Assisted Living,
LeRoy Health Clinic, LeRoy Curling Club, LeRoy
Recreation Board and LeRoy Health Foundation.
To receive a taxable donation receipt, all
donations must be made payable to the Town
of LeRoy. If you require a receipt for the 2014 tax
year, your donation must be received at the Town
office by December 31st. Please call the Town office
for more information.
PLEASE WELCOME
Join us in welcoming
Jason Bendel as Assistant Town
Foreman.
Holiday Hours:
December 24—closing
at 12:00 noon
December 25 - closed
December 26 - closed
January 1 - closed
REACT
Schedule for Holiday Season
Curbside Garbage Pickup for
LeRoy will be on Wednesday December 24th
and Friday January 2nd. Please have garbage
bagged, tagged and out at curb by 8:00 a.m. to
ensure you are not missed.
GARBAGE REMOVAL
LeRoy Leisure Lotto The LeRoy Leisure Lotto has geared up again for the 11th Annual Lotto. The Early Bird Draw was held on
November 28, 2014. Winners of the Early Bird Draws were:
$1,000 cash prizes won by: Ray & Jeanne Cumming of Unity, Janet Athmer & Dorothy Engele of Humboldt, Wilf
& Donna Vandsteelandt of Tisdale, D & G Kitchen & C & G Uhrlich of Canora, Dennis Bender of Bruno, Ashley
McGrath of Lloydminster (won twice), Tracey Krieger & Donna Koski of Lanigan, Norman & Maxine Gierl of
LeRoy, and Arnold Wiebe of Kindersley.
The 1/2 carat Diamond Ring, sponsored by South China Jewelry, Saskatoon, was won by Doug Warwick of
Humboldt.
With everyone’s help we can succeed in selling out the 2014/2015 LeRoy Leisure Lotto as we have only about
1,002 tickets left to sell !! 50/50 is at $56,550 (take home $28,275) and growing!! Lottery Licence #LR14-0052 and
#RR14-0411.
Did you know that the Town of
LeRoy offers Notary Public
services free to all residents and
local businesses?
Houses/Lots for Sale or Rent The Town Office keeps a list of Houses
for Sale or Rent posted in the office and
also on our website. If you have a
property you want listed, please let us
know.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CURRENT AND NEW RESIDENTS:
Thursday’s are garbage pick-up day. Please have your garbage properly tagged and in the front yard near the road by 8:00 a.m. The tags can be purchased from either Midway Co-op Store or the Town Office for $1.50/tag. Please keep in mind that every bag (max 77 litres) or can of garbage requires a full tag, (maximum weight is 44 lbs.).
Garbage exceeding the 44lbs or not having the full tag on will not be picked up.
The REACT Transfer Station Regular Hours:
Wednesdays—2 pm to 6 pm
Saturdays—11 am to 3 pm
Recyclable materials like cardboard, newspaper, etc. can be left in the bins located in the Midway Co-op Grocery Store parking lot. We need your help keep-ing this area clean, so please contact either REACT or the Town Office if the area needs attention.
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BURNT OUT STREET LIGHTS
If you spot a burnt out street light,
please call the Town Office. We
can let Sask Power know because
they charge us the same amount
each month whether the
light is on or off!
LeRoy & District
Recreation Board
Community
Calendars
Please remember to pick up your
Community
Calendars from the
LeRoy Public Library, ASAP.
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LeRoy Rink Rebuild Project
The LeRoy “Raise the Roof”” project got an early
Christmas present on December 16th. ‘Granny’
Bea McGrath, together with her family and their
employees are donating $500,000 to the new rink
facility.
“The children need a place to play and develop
into responsible citizens” says Granny.
A plaque in memory of Grandson Derek, and
husband Gerald, will hang in the new building.
‘Granny’ Bea McGrath and
Fundraising Committee Chair
Kari Moore
Public Meeting held on December 4, 2014
On Thursday December 4th, a Public Informational Meeting was held at the LeRoy School to update the
community on the “Raise the Roof” project. The meeting was well attended by the community with
approximately 100 people in attendance.
The Rink Project is expected to cost approximately $5.9 million. The Rink Steering Committee explained to
those in attendance the timeline and the fundraising efforts that have been undertaken to make our new
community centre a reality.
The LeRoy “Raise the Roof” committee would like to thank everyone for all of their generous donations!!!!
As of today we have raised $4 Million towards our new LeRoy Community Complex!!!!!!!
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