The Town of Battleford has continued to move forward with updating its zoning bylaws in advance of cannabis legalization.
The latest move was related to signs for cannabis grow operations and cannabis retail stores.
Second and third reading came up Monday on amending the zoning bylaw to include a subsection that reads as follows: “Signs for cannabis grow operations and cannabis retail stores must not contain any cannabis-related images ....”
First reading was passed at the July 16 council meeting and second and third reading carried unanimously Monday. A public hearing was held at the start of Monday’s meeting on the issue and no objections were presented.
The zoning bylaw amendment is the latest in a series of bylaw changes introduced and passed at Town Hall in anticipation of the coming legalization, now scheduled to happen Oct. 17. The changes include zoning bylaw amendments to set out where cannabis retail would be permitted in the town limits, as well as smoking bylaw changes.
It’s now anticipated the next step at Town Hall will be considering the application for the location of the cannabis retail store. In June, Prairie Sky Cannabis was awarded the retail permit for Battleford through a lottery process set up by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority.
However, there is no word yet on where the store will be located. Councillor Kevin Russell, who chaired the meeting in place of Mayor Ames Leslie who is on vacation, confirmed to reporters following Monday’s meeting that no applications have come to council yet for the retail location.
