This is Part 3, the last of a look back at 2017.
Oct. 11
The Kindersley and District Health and Wellness Foundation (KDHWF) has wrapped up a fundraising campaign to upgrade more than 100 rooms at the integrated health centre.
In February 2016, the KDHWF launched its Revitalize-A-Room campaign with the goal of raising more than $100,000 to upgrade patient and client rooms at the Kindersley & District Health Centre. The foundation reached its goal early in 2017, according to a spokesperson.
A total of $105,135 had been raised within a year of starting the campaign. As part of the initiative, roughly 80 rooms in Heritage Manor, the health centre’s long-term care facility, and more than 20 rooms in the hospital would be upgraded.
Oct. 18
The town’s elected officials have passed a resolution to approve funds for 12 community organizations under the Kindersley Community Grant program.
Council members approved the grants at a meeting on Oct. 10 and a total of about $7,690 was approved for the 12 recipients in the fall intake. Each year the Town of Kindersley budgets $15,000 for the Community Grant program.
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Oct. 25
The Rural Municipality of Kindersley has a full slate of council members once again. Eligible voters in two divisions have elected councillors in a byelection.
The byelection took place on Oct. 18 when voters in Division 3 and Division 10 went to the polls to elect councillors. There were two candidates in each division. After the votes were counted, Gordon Casswell was elected in Division 3 and Darin Wildman was elected in Division 10.
For Division 3, a total of 32 people voted in the byelection and there were no spoiled or rejected ballots. Casswell received 24 votes and runner up Norm Wiggins received eight votes.
For Division 10, a total of 31 people voted in the byelection and there were no spoiled or rejected
ballots. Wildman, who will be a newcomer to council, received 23 votes and runner up Wesley Becker received eight votes.
Nov. 1
The KCS Kobras football team will host the Humboldt Mohawks this Saturday at 1 p.m. in the provincial semifinals.
The Kobras shut out … yes, shut out the visiting Fort Qu’Appelle Bison, 53-0 in the quarter-finals held this past Saturday.
“We wanted to get off to a good start in this game and we did, not like what we did in our last game against Meadow Lake,” said Coach Tavis Lehman. “We forced them into a safety on their first possession and we scored on our second drive of the game.”
Nov. 8
The third annual Kindersley Business Excellence Awards (KBEX), sponsored by the Kindersley Chamber of Commerce, was held Friday at the Kindersley Inn and honoured some of the great people and businesses in our community for going the extra mile.
Brenda Meyer, vice-president of the Kindersley Chamber of Commerce, said that it was a great evening.
“The turnout was good and we were really happy with the number of nominations that we received,” she said. “However, we could get a lot more and starting Jan. 1st you can submit nominations for next year’s event.
“Fill out a form online when you think of a business or a person that you think is deserving of recognition for good service or contributing to the community,” added Meyer. “Sometimes we forget about things until just before the event. Start nominating people right away, it is such a great opportunity to give Kindersley and area businesses and people a pat on the back. We need to celebrate people and businesses.”
Awards were presented in nine categories over the night including the Citizen of the Year awarded to Jamie Henry, who bested nominees Shaun Henry, Chad Miller and Tom Morris.
Earning the Junior Citizen award was Shayla Olafson, who has been a big part of the community for a long time.
Nov. 15
Property crime in rural areas has been a growing concern, and the Rural Municipality of Kindersley is encouraging its citizens to start a Rural Crime Watch group.
The RM of Kindersley held an information meeting on Nov. 7 at the Masonic Lodge. A group of about 30 people attended the meeting where a visiting member of the RCMP’s Crime Prevention and Crime Reduction unit spoke about the Rural Crime Watch program.
Nov. 22
The town’s elected officials have passed a resolution to abate property taxes for a charity harvest group after hearing from one of the group’s members last week.
Brenda Burton, a representative of the Field of Opportunities (FOO) charity harvest group, appeared as a delegation at the council meeting on Nov. 14 to provide information to council members. The group requested to have $2,760 in property taxes abated as per its 2017 taxes.
For three years, the FOO group has seeded and harvested a crop on about 100 acres of land north of Moody’s Equipment Ltd. and the Canalta Hotel. The land is classified as agricultural property, so it is taxed accordingly.
Nov. 29
The town’s elected officials have a history of upholding penalties for false fire alarms and council has decided to uphold penalties after a request to appeal fines.
Members of council discussed a recent request to appeal fines from two false alarm invoices on Nov. 27 at their regular meeting. The request came from a local hotel business after the hotel experienced two false fire alarms in the same day due, in part, to a mechanical glitch.
Dec. 6
• The generous bequest of an estate totalling more than $1 million has been donated to the Kindersley and District Health Centre by a former Brock area resident.
Donnie Duncan Donald, a farmer who lived in the Brock area, named the health centre as the beneficiary of his entire estate. The total donation was $979,562 before the estate had been finalized, but the total is now more than $1 million after interest, according to an official.
• Due to health reasons, Kindersley’s Derek Dorsett is being forced to hang up his skates.
It was announced last week by the Vancouver Canucks that due to health reasons and risks associated with playing, the 30-year-old will have to retire.
He has played 515 NHL games through 10 seasons (51-76-127) with Columbus, New York Rangers and Vancouver and was off to a great start this season. having scored seven goals and chipping in two assists in his first 20 games.
Dec. 13
A former Kindersley travel agent accused of fraud has pleaded guilty to the charge. However, she will not be sentenced until after a court appearance in February.
Leslie Glauser, who operated T & T Travel in Kindersley, has pleaded guilty to a single count of fraud over $5,000. More than 200 complaints were made against the former travel agent, but a single encompassing charge was filed to make it easier for the court.
Glauser’s defence lawyer, Robert Robbenhaar of Medicine Hat, appeared in court by phone on Dec. 12 to enter a guilty plea on behalf of his client. Glauser was with Robbenhaar when the call was made.
Provincial court Judge Robert Jackson asked Robbenhaar for an update on the case. The lawyer told the court that his intention was to enter a guilty plea on behalf of his client and then move the sentencing to a court date on Feb. 6 in Kindersley.
Dec. 20
The new Kindersley Aquatic Centre is going up one piece at a time and project officials are pleased with how the project has been progressing despite delays.
Construction of the new aquatic centre began in the middle of 2017 and, according to officials, their goal is to complete the project by the fall of 2018. Two companies including a local contractor have joined forces to build the facility at a cost of approximately $6.5 million.
The two companies working on the facility are Pro-Bilt Structures Ltd. of Kindersley and Western Recreation & Development Inc. Pro-Bilt Structures is working on the building, and its partner is working on components that relate to the centre’s aquatic features.
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