To maximize our repaving opportunity and to minimize long-term traffic restrictions during repaving, Regina Bypass will need to temporarily close Main Street in Balgonie on Monday, July 18 at 7:00 am. Main Street will reopen on Tuesday, July 19 at 7:00 pm.

Regina Bypass will be temporarily closing the intersection at Hwy 1 and Hwy 48 (White City) for a one (1) day period, during which only North Bound through traffic will be affected. Access to the North Service road will be detoured to Hwy 46 for the duration of the temporary closure. The temporary closure is required to complete milling for the overlay works along Hwy 1. The temporary closure is scheduled for Thursday, July 14 or Friday, July 15 depending on weather.

July 1st Family Fun Day presented by the Balgonie Elks.

Location: Main Street Between Railway Avenue & Qu’Appelle Street.  In the event of inclement weather, activities will be moved to the Stardome.

• Pancake Breakfast 8:30‐10:30 a.m. at the Multiplex
• Parade at Noon, route marked. Disney Theme – Call 306‐771‐2324 to register float
• Bed Derby 2:00‐4:00 p.m. (Register at breakfast and beer gardens.  $40/team, beds supplied)
• Scavenger Hunt (Register at breakfast and beer gardens)
• Family Free Swim 1:00‐9:00 p.m. Balgonie Swimming Pool
• Flyby at Noon, pending conditions
• Food Vendors 11:30a.m.‐4:00p.m.
• Beer Gardens 12:30‐6:00p.m. at the Outdoor Rink (Main Street)
• Summer Fun Raffle
• Encore Dog Show 1:00‐2:00p.m.
• Bricks 4 Kids & Face Painting 1:00‐3:30 p.m.
• Reopening of Heritage Place Centre
• Fireworks at 10:30p.m. Balgonie Sports Grounds. Fireworks sponsored by the Balgonie Fire Department

Any questions, look for an Elk Member in a purple shirt!

Weather permitting on June 25 7:00am until June 26 7:00pm, Highway #1 and Main Street access will be closed for construction.

Please utilize the west side access roads.

Within the past few weeks there have been a series of thefts from vehicles, broken windows on vehicles, stolen bicycles and vehicle thefts in the communities in our Detachment area. We would like everyone to know that regardless where you live, you can be a potential victim of these crimes or others.

A reminder to everyone in the community:

• Make sure valuables are not left in plain sight inside vehicles.
• Lock all vehicle doors.
• Do not leave your keys inside of your vehicles.
• Lock your garage and house doors.
• Do not leave property, such as bicycles, unchained.
• Install motion sensing spot lights on property as a deterrent.

Our town staff will be starting to spray with environmentally friendly BTK in the next few days, to help with the tent caterpillars.

Please read below the following information on BTK.

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/pest/_fact-fiche/btk/index-eng.php

This is a great video of our wonderful community taken on May 26, 2016.

Special thanks to Jason Mehl for filming this and sharing.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment requires that at least once each year waterworks owners provide notification to consumers of the quality of water produced and supplied as well as information on the performance of the waterworks in submitting samples as required by a Minister’s Order or Permit to Operate a waterworks. The following is a summary of the Balgonie water quality and sample submission compliance records for the May 26, 2015 to May 26, 2016 time period.

2016 Drinking Water Quality and Compliance

Saturday June 4, 2016  9 AM to 5 PM

To register, please contact Balgonie Library at 306.771.2332.  Packages are $10.00 and can be picked up at the library.  Registration deadline is Tuesday May 31, 2016.

Community Garage Sale Poster 2016