Municipal Services

Public Notices

Payment of taxes, utilities, licenses etc. can be paid in one of the following ways:

Cash;

Debit;

Cheque (made payable to “Town of White City”)

We do not accept Credit Card payments.

Reporting Non-Functioning Street Lights

Please report any street light problems directly to SaskPower at:

Phone:  1-888-757-6937 or On-line:  www.saskpower.com.  There is a link on their home page that takes you to an on-line form. 

Recycling

The Town has Community Living Bins located in the Community Centre parking lot. Loraas bins are also at Community Centre parking lot for Recycling.

Recycling Protocols

• Paper products accepted– Newspaper, flyer, writing paper, books and magazines
• Cans accepted – plastic and tin
• Cardboard – PLEASE FLATTEN all cardboard
• Phonebooks cannot be recycled in these bins
• Please do not mix Cardboard with Paper products
• Do not dispose of oil containers, pool chemicals containers or any container with harmful/poisonous markings

NO GLASS PRODUCTS

Dirt Bikes

The Town Office continues to receive complaints concerning dirt bikes driven in the town. These bikes cannot be driven on Town property such as lanes, buffer, park areas and in ditch areas.

Please take the most direct route to get out of town. Please refer to “the All Terrain Vehicles Act ” and Town Bylaw 151-93 and 472-06 , for more information on ATV use in White City.

Vandalism

Please report any vandalism directly to the RCMP.

Keep your valuables locked and keep an extra eye for suspicious person(s) or vehicles in the area. Any suspicious activities should be reported to the RCMP at 911 immediately.

Potassium Based Water Softening Products

We encourage the residents to use a potassium based water softening product to reduce the salt impact on our sewage effluent and the environment. The products are Nature’s Own or Windsor Potassium Chloride products. These products are available in local supermarkets. We appreciate your help to become more environmentally friendly, and help our sewage irrigation system.

Current Water Test Results

Dutch Elm Disease Information

Saskatchewan Dutch Elm Disease Association Fact Sheet  

Black Knot Disease

Black Knot disease has been noticed on trees on resident properties in White City and Emerald Park. Black Knot is a fungus disease that looks like a black knot. The fungus is spread by the wind, and the black knot needs to be removed to save your trees and stop it from spreading to other trees. Please check the following web sites for more information.

Please Check Your Trees as Soon as Possible in the Spring

Dead Bird Reporting and Disposal

Saskatchewan people have been helpful in reporting dead corvids (crows, ravens, magpies, blue and grey jays) for surveillance of West Nile Virus.

Dead corvids will not be picked up by the Town for testing. Please dispose of dead birds in the following manner:

• Use a shovel or leak-proof gloves to pick up dead bird;
• Secure it in a double bag and place it in the garbage for transfer to a landfill;
• Alternately, you can bury the dead bird deep enough in the ground so that it will not be disturbed.

Mosquito Season and the West Nile Virus

Be Aware, Be Prepared

West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause disease in anyone. The risk of becoming seriously ill is low in children but increases with age and with levels of the virus circulating in the mosquito population.

West Nile Virus is transmitted to people through bites from infected mosquitoes.

The main carriers in Saskatchewan are Culex Tarsalis.

What You Can Do;

Personal protection and mosquito breeding site reduction will help the risk of West Nile Virus to you and your family.

• Wear protective, light-coloured clothing (long-sleeved shirts or jackets; long pants and socks).
• Use mosquito netting on strollers to protect infants and toddlers.
• Use bug spray
• Clean up any source where standing water collects. Wheel barrels, old tires, rain barrels, bird baths, etc. are items that collect standing water.
• Remove water that collects on pool covers, turn over wading pools when not in use.
• Fill in depressions in lawn areas and cut lawn frequently.
• Clean out dense shrubbery where mosquitoes like to breed and rest.

For more information on West Nile Virus, including how to safely dispose of dead birds, visit the Saskatchewan Health Website at www.health.gov.sk.ca.