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Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club opens grain elevator shelter By Angela Brown SaskToday.ca
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BATTLEFORDS — Snowmobile enthusiasts visited a new, unique warming shelter during a grand opening hosted by the Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club on Jan. 29. The Hamlin Grain Elevator Shelter is located north of the Battlefords, off Trail 101-B. “We made it similar to a grain elevator,” said Dale Charabin, with Charabin Seed Farm and a member of the club. He said the club was looking to design shelters with a Saskatchewan theme, and the idea for a shelter that looked like a grain elevator came up. The project is valued at $80,000, and came possible with support from donations and many volunteers who helped build it. North Battleford Mayor Kelli Hawtin and Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie were among the dignitaries who attended the grand opening. Charabin said he used to have a grain elevator on his farm, so he was able to provide some antiques used inside the warm-up shelter, including a man-lift. Continued on page 2
People at the grand opening gather outside for a group shot in front of the new Hamlin Grain Elevator Shelter at the Grand Opening on Jan 29 built by the Battlefords Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club. | Photo by Averil Hall/Freelance Photographer
New chair inducted at Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce chair’s luncheon By Angela Brown SaskToday.ca
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BATTLEFORDS — The Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce welcomed its new chair of the board of directors at the 120th annual chair’s luncheon on Jan. 26. The event took place at
the Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation Interpretive Centre at the Ridge, located south of Battleford. Outgoing chair Glenda Rye handed over the title to incoming chair Ashlee Babiy as part of the induction ceremony. Battleford Mayor Ames
Leslie administered the oath of office to Babiy during the event. Babiy works as the banking centre leader for personal and business banking with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in North Battleford. She said she is looking forward to taking on her new
role with the chamber. “I’m excited,” Babiy said. “I have big shoes to fill with Glenda as the outgoing chair. She’s done a great job of really rallying the business community, being a big advocate for growth. I hope I can do much of the same.” For her goals ahead, Babiy said she is looking forward
to connecting with as many people as possible within the chamber membership and “really making sure that their voices are heard, and advocating for them.” Outgoing chair Rye said it has been a busy past year for the chamber. “I’m really excited that we Continued on page 3
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