Maple Creek Town Council Briefs

Posted on November 3, 2026 by Ryan Dahlman

Maple Creek News

Work on preliminary budget under way

Work has started on the Town of Maple Creek’s preliminary budget for 2027, said Rebekah Mathieu, financial officer.

“We are working on finalizing capital items and operating costs for each department and then it will be ready for presentation to Council.”

Mathieu said she helped Barry Elliott, the Town’s chief administrative officer, with a base tax report for cost recovery on all the essential services to ratepayers.

She said work on the Town’s interim audit will get under way in the beginning of December. The aim is to have the 2026 audit complete by April-May of 2027.

Norma Forbes wins $50 certificate

The Town of Maple Creek’s third quarter utility bills went out at the end of September, Rebekah Mathieu, financial officer, has reported. Norma Forbes won a $50 gift certificate draw for getting meter reads in, Mathieu added in her report, which was on the agenda at the October 14 Town Council meeting.

Swimming pool parking lot graded

The parking lot at Maple Creek Community Pool has been graded, Chuck Erman, the Town’s director of community services, has reported. The gravel was held back until work on improving the sidewalks had finished, he said.

Meanwhile, the number of people registered for Voyent Alert has risen to 448 after 25 new signups.

Voyent Alert is a mass notification service provided by municipalities and organizations to send critical and routine alerts to residents, businesses, and visitors.