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Although Viking Town Council has not taken an official vote, Viking’s Chief Administrator Officer (CAO) has been informed that his contract which ends Dec. 31, 2013 will not be renewed.
Flo Bascuric has a hard time holding back tears as she talks about her family caught in the typhoon which hit the Phillipines Friday, Nov. 8 and brought devastation which she says her family members there describe as beyond imagination.
The distribution of $300,000 in surplus funds Beaver Municipal Solutions announced in February has received approval from The Minister of Municipal Affairs which means Viking will receive an estimated $41,000.
A number of questions concerning the Carena Complex, its concession, sound system and ice rental fees were discussed at the regular meeting of Viking Town council on Nov. 4.
Wild Rose Co-op will be expanding its agricultural offering following the transfer in ownership of a former Viterra Inc. agri-products location from Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL).
Wild Rose Co-op recently announced it has taken over ownership and operation of the former Viterra site at the Viking location.
In a letter thanking Viking town council for allowing TransCanada representatives to discuss the Heartland Pipe-line Project at a September council meeting, stated that Trans-Canada benefited from the discussion and was writing to address the concerns voiced by council members.
On Oct. 28, police received a complaint of a break and enter at a business in Viking.
Unknown suspects were able to gain entry to the building and steal approximately $25,000. worth of goods. The investigation into this crime is continuing.
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