The Rural Municipality of Dauphin council held its regular meeting, Oct. 7.
Accounts and finances
Council approved 19 cheques, as well as payroll and online payments in the amount of $176,615.57.
Transportation
Assistant public works foreman Charlie Mosionier reported the gravel program is complete, as is roadside mowing. The mowers will be starting to cut main drainage ditches in the south.
The graders are busy preparing roads for winter.
Crews have to do some approach top repairs that were damaged in the spring flood, but not reported until now. One was at E-7-24-20 and the other in the Bloomfield Subdivision Plum Bay.
The shale hauling for dirt road maintenance is complete and the Stoney Point Beach campground has been winterized.
The berm at the riverbank stabilization at Skuter Crossing has been fixed, as it had settled over the season.
The brusher also cleaned the scrub at N-22-28-20, as well as E-17-17-19 for visibility and access issues.
Garbage being dumped on the roads and in ditches is an ongoing issue.
Crews have received approval from MTI for the installation of a new speed board sign in the Eclipse. The installation will be done soon.
Approach ID# 467 is also complete.
Drainage
Crews have done a few more surveys and the brusher scrubbed out the ditch at E-3-24-20 for drainage and snow issues.
Delegations
Dauphin fire chief Cam Abrey presented his fire report to council.
Recreation funding
Council unanimously approved the Recreation Funding Agreement between the City of Dauphin and the RM of Dauphin, which includes details regarding capital and operating funding, governance structure and membership and term.
June District host
Council will offer to host the 2026 June District Meeting.
Working group
meetings
Council wishes to proceed with future Parkland Regional Working Group meetings.
Resolution
Council approved an application of Maksym Davydiuk to move a previously lived-in home in the RM to NW 18-27-19 wpm, under certain requirements.
Minister meetings
The municipality will put in a request to meet with Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Minister of Municipal and Northern Relations at the AMM convention minister meetings. They will also put in a request for a meeting with Dauphin MLA and Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn outside of the conference.
Support
Council offered its full support for an immediate annual increase to the Manitoba Water Services Board’s capital budget, beginning in 2026, to $100 million from its current $24 million.
