Kindersley town council have announced their application for city status was rejected by the provincial government.

The announcement was made at council's meeting last night at the Town Administration Office.

Town council received the news from a letter by Minister of Government Relations Donna Harpauer. The one page letter informed town administration how they have decided to reject the town's effort for city status after reviewing the application sent in.

Council mentioned how the application included the town's official population which was set at approximately 5,400 when the request was sent to the government. A town in Saskatchewan must maintain a population of at least 5,000 people in order to be considered for city status.

Acting mayor Shaun Henry weighed in on the breaking news saying how he was "disappointed" in the ministry's decision.

Councillor Janzen added to the discussion, commenting on how much research effort it took for the city status application only to be rejected. "The homework was done on Kindersley's population by former mayor John Enns-Wind." Janzen further mentioned how it was disheartening to work on the process for 2 to 2.5 years and then be rejected by the ministry.

Councillor McTaggart said how there should be a face-to-face meeting with the minister or a member from the Ministry of Government Relations about the reasoning behind the decision. He felt the letter did not provide enough feedback on Kindersley's denial for city status after he believed it was a "done deal".

McTaggart and the rest of council agreed to send a formal invitation to the minister to attend a town council meeting in order to discuss further. Council insisted at the meeting how the ministry's guidance suggested full support for the process during the last couple years.