The weekend water operator took a water sample to Saskatoon on Sunday and our regular operator took a sample today so if they come back clean by tomorrow, we should be able to request that the PDWA be rescinded. The pressure is back to normal so you no longer need to conserve.
The pumps are up and running. The water operator will flush the lines within the plant today and let the chlorine sit for good chlorination. He will plan to take the water samples Monday and Tuesday so HOPEFULLY Wednesday, Sept. 20 we will have clean results and request that the PDWA be rescinded. The operator has noticed an obvious increase in pressure from the pumps. Thank you for your patience during this upgrade!
Anderson Pump House provided an update from the water plant this morning. The welder is on site and when complete, Anderson’s will re-attach the piping. The electrician will do his work today and tomorrow then they are hoping to commission everything late tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. If that goes well, the water operators will take water samples to Saskatoon Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. This means that we will have to stay on the PDWA till Monday at the earliest provided the samples come back clean.
Construction is proceeding on schedule at the water plant. The new pumps and motors are in but as you can see, the pipes are not connected. The electrician was on-site this morning starting his day. The entire Town of Hanley water system is still on a Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory.
A hardy crew was on hand to move the Opera House Cairn on Tuesday, September 5/17. Thanks to David Prosofsky for the equipment to do the job and to Craig Evashenko for placing it on your property which is the site of the original Opera House and therefore a very fitting place for it to stay!
On hand (L to R) were: Ron Earis, Graham Perry, Jim Devant (Graham Perry’s brother-in-law from Texas!), Punch Remmen, David Prosofsky and Wes Beaumont. It is determined fellows such as these that will keep us from forgetting our history.
From 1914 to 1968 the Opera House was the most important structure in Hanley and occupied that position in the Town’s history. In 1910 the Town Council decided to proceed jointly with the RM of Rosedale to build a Town Hall and Opera House. This brick structure was to be a statement of the permanence these pioneers felt for their little town of the vast prairie. By late 1912, the building was underway and on October 1, 1914 its doors opened for the first time.
The building became vacant after completion of the Centennial Community Centre in 1968. In 1979 an Engineering study was conducted on the history and condition of the building to determine that the structure was unsafe and beyond the point of repair or renovation so the building was demolished.
