City prepared for winter weather with new equipment
Since the first centimetres of snow began to fall on Halloween, many area residents have been scrambling searching for shovels, winter boots and toques.
The City of North Battleford on the other hand have been busy preparing for the upcoming winter season, and according to Communications Coordinator Robert Oberlander, making sure that this winter goes as smoothly as last year.
From an equipment standpoint, the city has purchased a new front end loader and several new snow shovels in preparation for the any snowfall accumulation. In early 2016, the city also purchased a new LM 220 loader-mounted snow blower that will assist in getting rid of any major snow we receive.
While the 2018 budget has not yet been finalized, Oberlander reported that because last winter and spring was a very mild there was actually a surplus left which is available to the city this year.