http://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:19:16 -0000http://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/5334/ Mladen Ćulum from the Karate Club “Šesnaesta” and Borjana Ivić from the Judo Club “Krajina” were selected as the best Banja Luka`s athletes in 2011. They were handed over the awards at the traditional best city athlete selection ceremony – the Sports Ball, which tookhttp://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/5335/ “The New Year Concert of the Banja Luka philharmonic, which took place on January 14 in the full concert hall of the Cultural Center Banski dvor, proved how professional and serious the symphony orchestra is”, the orchestra`s director, Ivan Otašević, said. After the concert Otašević saidhttp://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/5131/ On December 09 the contract on the Project "Rehabilitation and construction of water supply and sewerage collection infrastructure in Banja Luka" was signed in the Banja Luka city administration. The €17.597.329,24 contract was signed on behalf of the City of Banja Luka by Mayor Dragoljub Davidović and onhttp://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/5129/ The city administration of Banja Luka officially celebrated the 80th anniversary of its existence. A short movie was presented in the administration building`a atrium and the exhibition of paintings and card reproductions from that period of time was installed. Zoran Pejašinović, a historian, talked about the important date andhttp://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/4974/ Representatives of the City of Banja Luka participated in the EUROCITIES Genoa 2011 Conference, which took place in early November, Department of Public Relations reports. This year`s conference theme was “Planning for People” and it showcased a new way to urban regeneration focused on people ratherhttp://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/5010/ “Banjalucanke”, a women`s chamber choir from Banja Luka, won under the artistic leadership of its composer and conductor, Mladen Matović, the gold medal at the famous International Choir Competition and Festival in Malta. In the category of secular music the “Banjalucanke” was the only representativehttp://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/4984/ On November 02 Mayor Dragoljub Davidović received students from the United States of America who were taking a study tour of Europe. Davidović got the students acquainted wit the way the city administration operates and was at their disposal for direct communication and answering their questions. “Unfortunately, there arehttp://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/4983/ At the third Annual Conference of Local Leaders from the West Balkans “Edapedija 2011”, which took place on October 27 and 28 in Teslić, the City of Banja Luka presented its practice from the field of “Management of Services and Human Resources in Local Community”.http://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/4977/ Banja Luka and its citizens got their first outdoor gym. It is positioned on the right bank of the Vrbas River, along the pedestrian zone between Venecija bridge and Rebrovac bridge. The opening ceremony took place on November 08th. Besides many citizens and active athletes the opening ceremony washttp://www2.banjaluka.rs.ba/front/article/5011/ In the school year 2011/2012 the City of Banja Luka will provide 911 high school students with scholarships. This was confirmed by Ljiljana Radovanović, the Head of Sector for Social Affairs in the Banja Luka City Administration. She said that most of the scholarships had been granted based on