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Rotary TOWN EDUCATION SCENE
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UNPLUGGED! COMMENT In light of the proposed new Multi-Use Recreation Complex, demolition of the Edson and District Recreation Complex began on March
Tip of the Hat:
13 and will continue for approximately 14 days until completion. A variety of items from inside the Complex were salvaged, including
tables and curling equipment. photo Cassie Kushniruk
- A lack of
choices?

'Spooktacular' Halloween Haunt Edson Hosts Family Day Fun at Willmore - NDP MLA Town discusses funds provided to Boys and Girls Club
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by Cassie Kushniruk
of the Club, and $5,000 is is approximately $200,000 a how the money was used for the
Rosendahl not
directed for the Teen Program.
year from the Town of Edson in previous year.”
running...
As per a request from Town
The Town of Edson also value,” said Desuatels.
“It is our hope that as we move
brings local youth together Bonhomme REAL ESTATE Council, a detailed report provides the Boys and Girls T o w n o f E d s o n through this process, we can
see page 11
concerning the amount of funds Club with the Griffiths Park Administration presented a few capture a lot of what is
provided to the Edson and building and site for a nominal recommendations in moving happening over there in a new
District Boys and Girls Club by rent of $4,800 a year, as well as forward with this information, lease agreement that will take
Winter Carnival the Town of Edson, was the utilities and maintenance including writing a letter to the them to some point in the future
p r e s e n t e d d u r i n g t h e for the building as part of an Boys and Girls Club Executive where they're either going to
Committee of the Whole additional operational in-kind D i r e c t o r a n d B o a r d move into a new building that
meeting on March 12. grant. “Quite a bit of in-kind is Chairperson containing the might be owned by us or some
Edson and Area’s In the Town of Edson's 2019 given to the Boys and Girls contents of the report presented other arrangement is worked
Best Source for budget, the Boys and Girls Club Club in the form of what we to Council. out,” said Desuatels. (1995) LTD.
Real Estate has been allotted four distinct consider maintenance and “We are currently in the midst CAO Mike Derricott clarified
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Gala 780-725-9739 towards their facility. $35,000 they receive both in grant that they have to provide us the $100,000 threshold of the
receive a total of $40,000
“Based on the totality of what of that funding agreement is organization to push them over
EDSON
focuses on the core operations funding and the in-kind portion with documentation explaining
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