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Shaunavon’s Mayor Kyle Bennett would like to share a message with the community.

We are proud of our vibrant business community in Shaunavon and would like to showcase these amazing businesses and all they have to offer! The Economic Development Committee created the “Business Video Series” to help promote local businesses for FREE! We are inviting ALL Shaunavon business owners to be a part of our 60 second promo video series!

The Aging in Place Shaunavon Task Force has been conducting local focus groups in September and October to gain feedback and input from the community on what healthy aging in Shaunavon means, including the positive things and challenges related to growing older in Shaunavon. Based on this feedback along with other research, the Task Force will be making recommendations to Town Council regarding long term measures that may help to address the identified issues.

The Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), formally known as the Federal Gas Tax Fund program, is a permanent source of funding provided to provinces and territories, who in turn flow this funding to their municipalities to support local infrastructure priorities. In 2021, the Town of Shaunavon used $245 815.58 of its Canada Community-Building Fund allocation for road improvement projects which included recap paving of approximately 9290 sq m.

A recently designed project led by Dennis Whyte, Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT, made ground-breaking advances in fusion energy, altering the realm of carbon-free energy production altogether. This technological advance entails the creation of the strongest fusion magnet in the world which was accomplished for the first time ever on September 5, 2021.