The Gull Lake Community Action Forum was held on December 1st, 2022, with Perry Phillips serving as the event's facilitator. A total of 26 people of the community took part in the event. Participants represented a variety of community organizations, including Seniors, Recreation, Tourism, Economic Development, Business, and Council. The meeting provided a summary of the planning process and prompted participants to join in a discussion regarding the future development of Gull

The Urban Hen Bylaw was approved by the Town of Gull Lake at its regular meeting on November 23, 2022. This bylaw enables Gull Lake residents to keep up to four chickens within the municipal limits. According to the bylaw, all owners must have a valid license for their hens, and residents are not permitted to own roosters. The bylaw will allow for a two-year pilot program beginning in January 2023. Following that period, Council will revaluate the program's viability. For mor

The Town of Gull Lake has invested in exploring options for upgrading our water supply and treatment infrastructure in order to provide a reliable source of potable water to homes and businesses within the community over the coming decades. The Town’s existing potable water supply exceeds the maximum acceptable concentrations for trihalomethane (THM) which poses a long-term health risk to consumers. A 2020 Feasibility Study identified the construction of a new Water Treatmen

The Town of Gull Lake has developed a new website with a fresh look. The Town of Gull Lake, Gull Lake Tourism, and Tourism Saskatchewan all contributed to the investment in a new website. The design, content, and organization of the website are all strong points. The website's slogan, "A safe and friendly community," is a little generic, but slogans can be changed. My personal preference would be to label the town as a "family-friendly community" or something similar. Gull La

Gull Lake, Abbey, Cabri and Hazlet Urban and Rural Municipalities banded together to bring author and community developer Doug Griffiths of 13 Ways to Present and Facilitate 2 workshops in the Southwest. Doug shared some great ideas and inspiration during the workshops and Presentation - and challenged the audience to the fact that maybe our own attitudes need to shift to adapt and grow for the future. Rural communities and the world have changed so much, but data and researc

Yesterday afternoon, I attended Doug Griffiths' Gull Lake and Region Workshop. Approximately 14 people from Gull Lake and the surrounding...