Why do we have municipal enforcement? If you go back a few hundred years the philosopher Hobbes said, in effect, municipal enforcement is needed ensure the social contract between each one of us was upheld. Without the social contract life would be short, nasty, and brutish. This is a bit dramatic for our Bylaw Officers in… Continue reading MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT
Category: Mayors Notes
2015 IN REVIEW
This year has been a blur. I’m looking into the morning darkness and am wondering what has happened to the time. Zoom is the only answer I have. Here are some things that stand out: Kindersley won a Saskatchewan Municipal Award – Waste Water Project; Kindersley won Saskatchewan Economic Development Association Economic Development Award –… Continue reading 2015 IN REVIEW
Mayor's Notes: Thanks To The Unsung
Hi Neighbours, Kindersley is a great place with great people. For me, the virtues I most like are the quiet volunteers who do the little things that bind us together. I’m proud to be Mayor because of people like Don and Doug and the congregation at Kindersley Christian Fellowship for their support of the Thornton… Continue reading Mayor's Notes: Thanks To The Unsung
WATER USAGE: 1964 – 2015
Quantifying growth can be head shaking. Back in 1964 when the EK Waterline was opened Kindersley used 16 million cubic metres of water the first year. That is a large number so I found this picture of what 5 million cubic metres looks like in Vancouver (I got it from Global News). Last year Kindersley… Continue reading WATER USAGE: 1964 – 2015
Mayor's Notes: The Elks
What makes communities a great place to live? Is it: balanced budgets? pools? good roads? clean water? parks? arts? culture? recreation? I would suggest that these are important but the most important contribution to making Kindersley, or any other community, a great place to live is the volunteers. It is our volunteers who raise money… Continue reading Mayor's Notes: The Elks
Mayors Notes: October 22nd 2015
Why do we live in communities? Communities have been around about as long as we have. Fundamentally, every healthy community that we have belonged to, do belong to, and will belong to, has/is been/being organized to live by shared values and purpose for a common good. So, if you belong to a faith community you… Continue reading Mayors Notes: October 22nd 2015