On City Beat Thursday, Mayor Colleen Smook addressed a number of topics.

They included the City’s purchase of a software program that enables Community Safety Officers to issue tickets and input data while out on the road, instead of having to return to City Hall.

Property tax bills have been mailed and the deadline for payment is October 31st.

To participate in the Tax Installment Payment Program, or TIPP, you can contact the tax clerk at City Hall, or go to thompson.ca/p/taxes to get the application form.

Debits are processed from your bank account on the 15th of every month.

The date for a community consultation for the City’s Sustainability Plan will be announced soon, and the last concrete pours for the new aquatic centre should take place by the end of October.

After that, the metal framework and walls for the Aquatic Centre are expected to be erected.