Department Overview

Parks and Recreation Department Overview
The North Battleford Parks and Recreation Dept. is directed by City Council. The Department also works with a Parks and Recreation Board that acts in an advisory capacity to City Council

NORTH BATTLEFORD CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Julian Sadlowski
Councilors	Terry Lynn Cann	Brad Pattinson
	Don Buglas	Grace Lang
	Ian Hamilton	Ray Fox

PARKS, RECREATION, CULTURE AND HERITAGE COMITTEE
Chairperson	Don Buglas
Councilors	Ray Fox
	Terry Lynn Cann
Citizens at Large	Kelly Villeneuve
	Joyce George

PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF
City Hall Office	445-1740	fax 445-1739
Don Ross Center Office	445-1755	fax 445-1009
Director Parks and Recreation		445-1740
Parks Director		445-1740
Recreation Co-ordinator		445-1754
Facility Manager / Aquatic Center		445-1755
Gallery Director	Dean Bauche	445-1760

Parks Foreman	Maintenance Foreman		445-1747
	Parks/Cemetery		445-1747
	Nursery/Equipment		445-1747

DEPARTMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

• To provide quality leisure services in the most efficient manner and at a fair and reasonable cost to the taxpayer
• To maintain, improve and develop City green space; provide and maintain active and passive parks, public reserves and other dedicated parkland in the community.
• To provide specific and direct recreation facilities and programs at a fair and reasonable cost to all citizens of the City
• To consult and work with community groups to ensure a broad range of recreation opportunities are available and minimize the duplication of services.
• To maintain a program of continual evaluation and assessment of community recreational services in order to plan various forms of leisure activities which meet the needs and desires of our citizens
  

In order to meet our goals and objectives we are involved in six key areas:

1. Operation of City recreation facilities, including active parks.
2. Provision of and support for arts and cultural services.
3. Direct and indirect recreation programming.
4. Parks and cemeteries
5. Maintenance of City buildings and equipment.
6. Capital projects in support of the above