The Town of Shaunavon’s Council Meetings scheduled for the months of July, August and September, 2025 will be rescheduled for the following dates:
July 15th & July 29th @ 7pm August 18th @ 7pm September 9th & 23rd @ 7pm
at the Town of Shaunavon Council Chambers 401 3rd Street West
The Town of Shaunavon is implementing the mosquito control program once again in 2025, which has been implemented annually since 2020 for the control of adult mosquitos.
“Fogging” will occur between the hours from “Dusk to Dawn” on either Tuesday or Wednesday evenings, dependent on weather conditions, beginning this week (June 25).
What pesticide will the Town of Shaunavon be using?
Suspend Polyzone will be utilized, whose active ingredient is Deltamethrin 4.75% as approved for use by the World Health Organization.
What is Suspend Polyzone?
Suspend Polyzone is an effective control released insecticide that is used to treat a broad label of pests. For exterior use, it will last up to 90 days. Its active ingredient, Deltamethrin, belongs to the Pyrethroid family. Pyrethroids are the man-made version of pyrethrins, natural insecticides from the chrysanthemum flowers. The most commonly used active ingredients for mosquito control are older generation Type I pyrethroids such as bifenthrin, permethrin, phenothrin, and allethrin.
Type II pyrethroids like deltamethrin, are second generation pyrethroids and contain an additional chemical group (alpha-cyano) that protects them from the insect enzymes that easily break down Type I pyrethroids. Because of this, Suspend PolyZone is an effective tool for combatting mosquitoes that are resistant to common Type I pyrethroids.
For more information regarding the product and time of application Read the Safety Data Sheet here and ENVU Canada Pest Management - Suspend PolyZone®
The 2024 Drinking Water Quality & Compliance Annual Notice to Consumers is now available.
The Town of Shaunavon is proud to announce that we have finalized our **5-year Strategic Plan for the years 2023-2028.
Over the next five years, our plan is to focus on socioeconomic growth, community inclusiveness, and effective governance through transparent communication to offer the highest quality of life to our residents and support the needs of Southwest Saskatchewan. The new Strategic Plan encompasses similar themes to the previous 2017-2022 Plan, with some slight shifts in focus for the strategic direction based on what Council and Administration heard from the community.
Town Administration and Council will be following the strategic direction of the plan laid out moving forward. A public Town Hall will be held in the fall to present the progress of the new Strategic Plan. Throughout the week, we will be highlighting the 3 main goals that have been established on our media platforms.
We are looking forward to continue working with our residents and surrounding areas to make Shaunavon a community of choice to live, work, play and invest!
The Town of Shaunavon is thrilled to announce that funding has been secured for our 2023/24 UltraViolet Disinfection Upgrades Project under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) to assist with the eligible costs to upgrade the final two wells to incorporate ultraviolet (UV) light as the source of primary disinfection. The project will be funded in part by the Government of Canada ($458,534), the Government of Saskatchewan ($382,074) and the Town of Shaunavon ($305,727).
“This is fantastic news for our community. Safe and reliable drinking water is essential for our residents and businesses to grow and prosper. These upgrades to our well treatment system will enable us to reduce the amount of chemicals added to our water by using UV disinfection technology to ensure our water is safe and of the highest quality. The ICIP grant also allows us to budget money for other upgrades to our infrastructure that we would have otherwise spent on this much needed UV project.” – Mayor Kyle Bennett
In Spring 2018, The Town of Shaunavon initiated a pilot project on Well #5 to add the process of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection to the water before it enters the distribution system, to achieve primary disinfection. After inspection by the Water Security Agency and evaluation by Council, the Town of Shaunavon declared that the pilot project met its objectives and would move forward to apply for funding under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). Secured funding was then received to upgrade an additional four (4) of the existing well sites to include UV Light disinfection systems. The incorporation of UV disinfection is much more cost effective as it will reduce the usage of chlorine while improving consumer safety and the quality of drinking water. Chlorine will then only be required to maintain secondary disinfection.
For more information on the official announcement from the Government of Saskatchewan, please visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/.../improved-water…
