Melfort Council approves purchase of new fuel station at airport

Apr 7, 2026 | 10:28 AM

City council in Melfort has approved the purchase of a new fuel management system for the airport.

The city will spend $65,000 from General Capital Reserves to replace the current system that has been in place for over a decade.

We reported a few days ago that the Department of Public Works would make the request to council after years of issues with the current system, including the city being unable to remotely monitor fuel levels, update fuel prices directly, or issue receipts to pilots on-site.

City Manager Adam Homes said at Monday’s meeting that it has been a long-standing issue that needs to be resolved. That was echoed by Coun. Trent Mitchell, who has been on the airport board for many years. He said the replacement will be money well spent.

The new system is expected to be in place over the coming months.

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Council also heard from a delegation of three owners of three fourplexes on Main Street.

They are concerned about the city’s strict interpretation of the Waste and Recyclables Collection and Disposable Bylaw that would require multiple individual carts at the three adjacent fourplexes. The current system has one large dumpster-style bin for both garbage and recycling.

The delegation told council that the current system works well with no mess, and they expressed concern that having that many bins out on Main Street during garbage or recycle pickup would lead to clutter and confusion.

Council told the delegation that they would look further into the circumstances surrounding their situation, and that they wanted to also discuss the matter with the Director of Public Works Kalyna Cipywnyk, who was not present at Monday’s council meeting.

Speaking of public works, crews are still trying to find the exact location of a water main break on Third Ave. S. The water main broke last month, and crews had to excavate around the SaskEnergy main to reach the water main.

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cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com

by Cam Lee

Melfort Council approves purchase of new fuel station at airport

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