A couple who just recently moved to Grenfell find themselves in the middle of a major controversy that has developed in the town.
Valerie and Edward Meyer moved to the south-eastern Saskatchewan town earlier this year. Their property is right beside the former Ellis Hall property, which is now slated to become a “dead body processing establishment.”
Valerie Meyer says they were quite shocked to hear about the plans for the property.
Grenfell Mayor says no decision is final yet
Rod Wolfe is Grenfell’s mayor. He says he is sympathetic to the Meyers, but this is something happening across rural Saskatchewan.
“I do understand their position, but this is not unique to rural Saskatchewan.” Wolfe said. “We have been checking into other municipalities in the area where funeral homes are operating in residential areas and they seem to be operating fine. We have reached out to them to see if there are any complaints about funeral homes being in residential areas. We are weighing all options, but I re-iterate a final decision has not been made.”
The matter has dominated some coffee talk in the town, about an hour and 15 minutes east of Regina, but Wolfe says while petitions have been circulated, he isn’t sure exactly what is going on
He says the town has reached out to the Meyers to have a discussion, but their calls have not been returned.









