The population of Saskatchewan continued to grow in 2011 by a rate of 1.3%.  Over the same period, the population of the City of Melfort has grown at a rate of 10%...nearly 8 times the provincial average!

At their regular meeting on Monday, January 16th, City Council passed a bylaw to:

• rename streets in the north end of Melfort to eliminate the duplication of street names on the south side.
• rename Saskatchewan Avenue, including Highway 3 west and Highway 6 south, to "Saskatchewan Drive" to link together and brand the highway commercial district.