Meet Your Council
Mayor Walter Streelasky
Councillor V. Todd Brooks
Councillor Brooks is a longtime resident, born and raised in Melville. Todd and his wife Brenda have two children, Tapanga and Hermione, who are both heavily involved in various activities in Melville, including dance, piano, school sports, acting, minor ball, student government, alter serving at St. Henry’s Church and more.
Although Todd works in Esterhazy and Brenda works in Yorkton, they have chosen to keep Melville as their home. This is one of the main reasons that Todd ran for council, he loves Melville
Todd is currently employed with Mosaic Potash working on a cutting edge automation team as a planner/coordinator; he is also currently working towards a Certificate in Mining Studies from the University of British Columbia.
Previous to working for Mosaic, Todd was employed with the City of Melville for 10 years in various positions, including, Special Constable, Recreation Department and Public Works. Prior to that, he was employed at the Melville Bowl Arena, where he still has many fond memories.
In his spare time you will find Todd on his mountain bike, attending local sporting events, and spending time with his family.
Councillor Joe Kirwan
Joanne and I have lived in Melville for over 30 years. We have found it to be a wonderful place to raise our children. After retiring from a nearly
I currently serve as
I decided to run for City Council because I believe in our community, what it is and what it can be. We, like all communities, are faced with
I believe that working together with City Council and the citizens of Melville we can meet these challenges so that our children and grandchildren can have the same advantages of a great community that we have enjoyed in the past.
I look forward to the next four years serving the citizens of Melville on City Council and I am open to hearing your questions and concerns.
contact information:
email: jokir1@sasktel.net
PH: 306 728 3855
Councillor Lori Kraft
Councillor Andrew Rondeau
Councillor Rondeau
Councillor Vince Thiessen
Councillor Vince Thiessen is in his second term representing the residents of Melville. He's been employed with Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation since moving to Melville in 2010 and has discovered that Saskatchewan's smallest city is a great place to live, work and play.
Vince has been active in the community and volunteers every year for the Melville Dinner Theatre. In the past, he's coached baseball and football and was also a member of the Kinsmen Club of Winnipeg for nine years.
Vince is optimistic about the future of Melville and will take a logical and rational approach with decisions he makes on council. He looks forward to creating positive change for the community in the coming four years.
Email: councillorthiessen@melville.ca
Councillor Johan Van Zyl 
Councillor Johan Van Zyl has a graduated Masters in Family Medicine, graduated Masters in Clinical Pharmacology and graduated BSc Honors in OB/GYN. Johan has also served on many boards the past and the present. He immigrated to Canada in 2004 where he worked in Moose Jaw, Sk in family practice till 2006 where he then moved to Melville as a family physician with Melville Medical Associates.
Past boards that Councillor Johan Van Zyl has served on are Secretary & Federal Councillor Medical Association of SA, Deacon Church Council, Elder Church Council. Johan currently serves on the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee, St Peters Hospital, is the Chief of Staff at St Peters Hospital, is a Member of the Faculty University of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Family Medicine and Assessor for Practice Enhancement Program, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan and U of S.
Email: councillorvanzyl@melville.ca