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Living Tree Environmental Limited (Living Tree) has been contracted by our community to complete Dutch elm disease (DED) surveillance during the summer of 2022. Living Tree personnel will be in our community on Thursday, August 4th to identify all American trees with DED symptoms and detect all contraventions of the provincial DED regulations on all public and private lands.

Section 1 Replacements - COMPLETE Section 2 Replacements - COMPLETE Section 3 Replacements - COMPLETE Section 4 Replacements - Week of July 25: hydrants 22, 34, 33 and 35 were completed, finalizing section 4 (other than hydrant 24 that will be done later in the evening or on a weekend, as noted in the map provided).

The Hydrant Replacement Program being executed by the Town of Shaunavon has 2 main goals in place: Public Safety and Water Quality Improvement. With these two goals in mind, this project will benefit all users of Shaunavon’s water distribution system. PUBLIC SAFETY - Public Safety is the Town of Shaunavon’s top priority.

The Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory issued by the Water Security Agency is in effect starting July 18th, 2022. This applies to all residents and users of the Town of Shaunavon’s water distribution system. This advisory is in place because the Hydrant Replacement Program currently being executed (as an effort to improve the water quality in Shaunavon and ensure public safety) requires depressurizing of the water main lines.

PROPERTY TAXES REMINDER Property Taxes are due by the end of this month on August 31, 2022. If paid in full by August 31st, you will receive a 1% discount on the municipal portion of your property taxes. A charge equal to 1.5% of the amount that remains outstanding on current taxes will be added on the first day of September, October, November and December.