October 2025 Newsletter
Waste Collection
After months of discussion and weighing all the pros and cons, Town Council decided to contract Loraas Disposal for biweekly curbside waste collection, commencing in November 2025. There will be no cost change in the utility billing for residential garbage pickup. There could possibly be an increase for commercial garbage, where the volume of garbage exceeds the cart size in a two-week period. Business owners will be contacted over the next month to ensure their needs are met. The Town employees will continue to pick up garbage until November 5, 2025, after which Loraas shall be in charge of garbage and recycling services; the roll out for the waste carts is scheduled for the end of October 2025. Your waste cart can be kept alongside your recycling cart. The carts will be rolled out and picked up in the same spot, streetside. There will be no more alley pick up. The pick up from Loraas will alternate – one week will be waste cart pick up, the next week will be recycling. A calendar is accompanying this October 2025 utility billing and newsletter. If you have any questions concerning this change in service, please reach out to the Town Office.
[One of the biggest challenges moving forward for the Town was to replace the existing garbage truck. This is a large capital cost that moving to Loraas Disposal will eliminate. This will also free up public works employees’ time. Even though the Town has a bylaw in place, many residents were still disposing of bags of garbage exceeding weight limits and disposing of items outside of bags that were unsafe for employees to handle.]
Voyent Alert
After the recent PDWA that was issued, Council decided to reinstate Voyent Alert! for sending emergency and general information to the public. It will be cost shared with the RM of Wood River No. 74. Town residents are therefore asked to please re-join in order to be updated on local emergencies as soon as possible after the Town is aware of such. See advertisement above.
Socializing Opportunities: Club 50 Family Night, Library Programming
The Club 50 is hosting a family games night again on October 24 from 7-9 p.m. which will feature cornhole, cards, pool, and shuffleboard. All ages welcome, singles $2 and families $5.
The Lafleche Library has been working hard to put on programming for all ages, including Come Read Together – Caregivers & children aged 0-2 on October 28, Nov 4, 18, 25, 10:30-11:30 .
Raw water will be shut off on October 19, 2025.