Lloydminster city council meets Monday with a packed agenda, headlined by a decision on tearing down the old Centennial Civic Centre.
Council will also consider a new Animal Control Bylaw and a partnership renewal with an Indigenous reconciliation group. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers.
Civic centre demolition
Administration is recommending council award a $544,050 contract to Silverado Demolition Operations Inc. to tear down the Centennial Civic Centre. The figure excludes GST.
Council will also consider a 15 per cent contingency allowance of $81,607.50, excluding GST, to cover cost overruns.
The Centennial Civic Centre opened in 1966 on 49 Avenue. It stopped operating after the Cenovus Energy Hub opened in fall 2025.
City staff looked at repurposing the building or selling it. An assessment found it had reached the end of its useful life, and hazardous materials inside would make renovation too costly, according to a report presented to council.
The project includes removing all structures, foundations, hazardous materials and piping, along with mechanical and electrical equipment. The city plans to restore the site to a clean, safe condition for future development.
The city posted a call for bids on June 4. Ten companies submitted proposals by the June 25 deadline, and one bid was ruled non-compliant.
Silverado’s bid was the lowest of the nine valid submissions. The next-lowest bid, from Prairie Demolition and Recycling Ltd., came in at $946,610, excluding GST, nearly 74 per cent higher. Other bids ranged as high as $1,397,351.23 from Boom Construction Ltd.
The project has a total budget of $1,430,000, funded through the city’s Capital Infrastructure Levy Reserve. Construction is expected to start this summer and wrap up by October, weather permitting.
New Animal Control Bylaw
Council will consider first reading of a new Animal Control Bylaw, replacing the city’s Domestic Animal Bylaw.
The bylaw sets rules for tagging pets, keeping animals under control and dealing with nuisance behaviour. It also spells out how the city declares and manages restricted dogs.
Under the proposed rules, a dog can be declared restricted after two confirmed unprovoked attacks in a twelve-month period, or after a single serious investigation. Restricted dogs would need to be muzzled and leashed in public, and kept in a secure, locked enclosure at home.
Owners who violate the restricted dog rules could face fines up to $5,000 for failing to prevent an attack.
Heart of Treaty 6 partnership renewal
Administration is asking council to approve a new two-year partnership agreement with Heart of Treaty 6, a reconciliation group the city has supported since 2021.
The renewed agreement would continue city support such as workspace, administrative help and grant assistance. It adds a new commitment to provide event space for the group’s annual June Interschool Powwow.
Other business
Council will also receive an information report on the city’s new 2026-2029 Administrative Corporate Plan, which lays out more than 140 planned projects and services across every city department.
Councillors are being asked to approve a revised Deputy Mayor schedule for August, replacing Coun. Jason Whiting with Coun. Michael Diachuk for two meetings Whiting can’t attend.
The agenda also includes a Museum Collections Management Policy update, a report on the newly awarded consultant for the Lloydminster-County of Vermilion River Intermunicipal Development Plan, and first reading of a new Records and Information Management Bylaw.
Monday’s meeting is open to the public in council chambers.
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