Town services
Everything the town does, in one place
Pay a bill, license the dog, ask about your taxes — one counter handles it all at 131 3rd Avenue West, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm (closed 12–1 pm).
Utilities
Water & sewer
Metered water and sewer, billed together with curbside recycling on one utility bill. The rates below are per cubic metre or per day.
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Water | $2.98 / m³ |
| Sanitary sewer | $0.99 / m³ |
| Base administration fee | $0.36 / day |
| Infrastructure fee | $1.00 / day |
| Curbside recycling (on utility bill) | $9.35 / month |
| Bulk water (station at 204 Assiniboia Ave) | $4.98 / m³ |
A permit is required for new water and sewer connections. The bulk water station is at the Water Treatment Plant, 204 Assiniboia Avenue. Connection applications and annual water quality reports are on the documents page.
Three ways to pay
In person
At the Town Office, 131 3rd Avenue West — Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm (closed 12–1 pm).
Online banking
Add the payee "Assiniboia, Town Utilities" and use the first five digits of your account number.
Pre-authorized payment
Set it up once and the bill looks after itself — ask at the Town Office,(306) 642-3382.
Curbside
Garbage & recycling
Loraas Disposal collects household garbage and single-stream recycling bi-weekly, with the town split into east-side and west-side routes.
The bins
1 blue + 1 grey
One 95-gallon blue recycling bin and one 95-gallon grey garbage bin per household.
The schedule
Bi-weekly
Pickup follows an EAST side / WEST side schedule — check which side your street is on.
Set-out time
By 7:00 am
Bins out the night before, or by 7:00 am on collection day.
Solid waste
Landfill & rebates
West on Highway 13, north at Range Road 3015. Cash or cheque only at the gate — and clean fill, tree branches and compost material tip free.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Residents — minimum charge (under 100 kg) | $7.00 |
| Residents — over 100 kg | $0.10 / kg |
| Non-residents — minimum (eff. Jan 1, 2026) | $28.00 |
| Non-residents — over minimum | $0.40 / kg |
| Clean fill, tree branches & compost material | Free |
| Freon appliance sticker | $25 each |
Compost bin & rain barrel rebate
Buy a compost bin or a rain barrel and the Town rebates up to $100 each, per household, per year.
The elm pruning ban
Dutch elm disease has been confirmed in the area. Pruning elm trees is banned every year from April 1 to August 31 under provincial regulation.
Property
Property taxes
Tax notices are due August 31 — and if you pay the municipal portion early in the year, the Town gives a little back.
| Paid in | Discount |
|---|---|
| Pay municipal portion in January | 3% discount |
| February | 2.5% discount |
| March | 2% discount |
| April | 1.5% discount |
Due August 31
Unpaid balances take a 1% penalty per month from September through December, plus 10% on anything still owing at December 31.
Assessment & appeals
Property assessment is handled by SAMA's Weyburn office —1-800-498-0575. The fee to appeal an assessment is $100.
Licences
Business & pet licences
Business licences under the new Bylaw 01/26, pet licences under Animal Bylaw 17/10 — both issued at the Town Office.
| Licence type | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Storefront business | $100 |
| Home occupation | $200 |
| Home-based contractor / other | $200 |
| Direct sellers | $300 |
| Self-improvement classes | $25 |
| Food truck — 72-hour event | $100 |
| Food truck — annual | $300 |
| Short-term stay accommodation | $200 |
| Non-resident business | $300 |
Licences taken out after November 1 are half fee.
"Thank you for helping keep Assiniboia a safe, vibrant, and business-friendly community."
| Licence type | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Spayed / neutered (or under 6 months) | $5 / year |
| Intact animal | $25 / year |
| Assistance dogs | Free |
- Running-at-large fines: $40 / $80 / $120.
- No backyard chickens, livestock or bees within town limits.
Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery
Plots, cremation plots and columbarium niches, arranged through the Town Office.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full plot — adult | $400 + GST |
| Full plot — child | $200 + GST |
| Cremation plot | $200 + GST |
| Columbarium niche | $1,400 + GST |
Opening & closing
Opening and closing a plot runs $200–$400 on weekdays and $600–$1,000 on weekends and statutory holidays.
Arrangements
Cemetery matters are handled at the Town Office — townoffice@assiniboia.net or (306) 642-5004.
Build
Building & development
A building permit before you build, a development permit to match the Zoning Bylaw — start both at the Town Office.
Building permits
The Town's building officials are Professional Building Inspections (PBI).
Development permits
Issued under Zoning Bylaw 02/14. Enquiries: (306) 642-5003. The full bylaw texts are in the bylaw library.
Lots for Living, Lots for Creating!
New lots on Third Avenue West
The Town is selling lots in the new 600–500 Block Third Avenue West subdivision by sealed-envelope tender — residential lots with a two-year tax abatement, artisan-workshop lots with a three-year abatement.
Town land for saleTransportation
Getting around
The Handi Van, the Gravelbourg Care Shuttle, and a working airport ten kilometres up Highway 2.
In town
Handi Van
Applications and the service policy are available through the Town Office —(306) 642-3382.
Regional
Gravelbourg Care Shuttle
Also serves the area — ask at the Town Office for details.
By air
Assiniboia Airport · CJN4
About 10 km north of town on Highway 2. 100LL fuel $2.60/L + GST; after-hours callout $200.
Emergency
Emergency & alerts
For fire, police or a medical emergency, call 911. For everything else, here's who serves Assiniboia.
- Emergencies
- Call 911 — fire, police or ambulance.
- RCMP
- 101 Dominion Road · (306) 642-7110.
- Fire
- An 18-member volunteer fire department protects the town.
- Ambulance
- Hutch Ambulance — EMTs and paramedics.
- Alerts
- Voyent Alert! (free and anonymous), plus SaskAlert and Alert Ready.
- On the road
- Traffic Bylaw 11/20 — 40 km/h town-wide, 30 km/h in school and playground zones.
Ask the counter
If it isn't on this page, someone at 131 3rd Avenue West will know —Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm (closed 12–1 pm).