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J.H. Kerr School held their first (of what is hoped will become an annual) Science Fair on January 27th in the Lawrie Marsh Community Hall. Judges, who included Frontier's Area Four Superintendent, Gary Wickens and Mayor Garry Zamzow, picked winners in three different categories. Organizer and grade 8 teacher, Clarence Fisher, presented awards to the winners and they were:Ê grades 4-6, first - Elain Hyde and Hillary Gaudreault, second - Anna Roberts, third - Toni Butt. Ê grades 7-8, first - Danny Roberts and Boe Oleksuk, second - Kim Beilman and Amy Otto, third - Nikita Huxter. senior years, first - Rachel Ladouceur, Ashley Melnyk and Grant Walker, second - Jennifer Brown and Jordan Fisher, third - David Yates. Still on the school, grade 6 teacher Robin Coulson organized the local Valentines for Veterans. Up until January 26th, she collected valentines from children in the school, and then forwarded them on to Veteran's Affairs for distribution to Canada's War Vets. Robin's grandfather is the late Gordon Doak, who the school gymnasium is named after.Ê As well, Mr. Doak was a decorated Second World War Veteran. On to a few town related matters. The matter of the Boil Water Advisory for Snow Lake was discussed during the Town Foreman's Report at the February 1st Town Council meeting. Mayor Zamzow explained that the problem continues with the community's chlorinator. He stated that after locating the original problem, which was a site glass that lost its vacuum when it broke switching from one chlorine bottle to another, a new site glass was installed. The new glass also broke (it was smaller than the original), so another, along with some peripheral parts, was ordered. He said it was hoped they would be in Snow Lake and installed by the next evening. However, as residual chlorine readings must come up and stabilize before the government lifts the Boil Water Advisory, it was not known how much longer the advisory would be in effect. Zamzow also noted that the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Joel Kettner, complemented him on how quickly the town got word out to their citizens after the advisory had been instated. The council also discussed whether they would continue to allow people with quads to clear the snow from driveways in town. ÊThis stems from complaints that the snow that is removed, in some cases, is being pushed onto other people's property as well as in front of and on top of fire hydrants.Ê Council instructed their Assistant Administrator to place warning about these practices in a community mail out. If the habit persists, council will review their consent to permit the operation of ATV's in the townsite. In one other matter, the council approved the Mayor's attendance at a hearing on the placement of a Women's Prison in the Province.Ê Mayor Zamzow will put the community's case for citing the prison in the Snow Lake area, before the commissioners at this hearing.
