The Saskatchewan trade and export ministry will not provide funds to the Regional Economic Development Committee (REDC).
Creighton council received a letter from the provincial ministry about funding for the REDC project. The letter states encouraging business growth in specific municipalities is not a provincial responsibility.
“Local and regional economic development has been the responsibility of municipalities for several years now,” reads the letter, sent to council on July 30.
The letter, sent from the office of provincial trade and export development minister Jeremy Harrison, also mentions the REDC’s work is “especially important given the impending job losses for the region.”
In a previous letter dated July 3, Mayor Bruce Fidler requested financial support from the provincial ministry to help fund the REDC, a group designed to promote business and economic growth in Flin Flon, Creighton and Denare Beach.
Green space
A new park along Creighton Avenue is about half finished.
The green space, located along Creighton Avenue between the intersections with Main Street and Nejedly Street, was created during the ongoing water, sewer and road construction project on the street.
Fidler said more work on the space will take place later this summer.
“There’s going to be some more work done this year, I don’t know if it will all be final this year. We’ve got more to go yet. It’s about 50 per cent,” he said.
New lights
A letter sent to council in February of this year has led to three new light poles being set up along Highway 167.
The town and SaskPower have installed three light poles – one located on Bomber Lake Road, another on King Crescent and a third at the back lane near Collins Street.
At Creighton council’s Feb. 28 meeting, council members received a letter from resident Amanda Dubinak, requesting the town erect streetlights along the area. The letter argued that the area was poorly lit, causing visibility problems at night or in low-light situations.
In Aug. 2016, a man was struck by a car at night and killed near the area where the lights were installed.
