It is going to cost a bit more to sharpen skates next winter season. Grimshaw town council approved at its Feb. 26 meeting to increase the fee to $10 per pair, effective Sept. 1. A recommendation to do so came from the Grimshaw Community Services Advisory Board . . . Council reviewed an invitation to the Northwestern Polytechnic 2025 Convocation ceremony at the Fairview Campus March 8. It was agreed deputy mayor Stacey Messner would attend on behalf of council . . . Council reviewed a sponsorship request from Community Futures Peace Country in support of the Songrise Music Conference at Grimshaw Oct. 3-4 at the Mile Zero Regional Multiplex. Council provided $3,000.
