The Town of The Pas held a council meeting on December 5 and a Special Meeting for the Budget and Strategic Plan on December 11. Members of council participated in the Association of Manitoba Municipalities’ (AMM) Fall Convention at the end of November. Council had the opportunity to meet with the new provincial government and discuss some of the issues in the north.
“Our key goals for being at AMM’s Fall Convention were to address some of our challenges in the north and some potential solutions,” said Town of The Pas Mayor Andre Murphy. “We were able to talk about the housing, infrastructure, taxation, community safety and funding issues with the appropriate ministers. It was great and allowed us an opportunity to network and get to know this new government, which was very positive. “I came away from there with a really good feeling about cooperativeness, working together and collaboration. It was a really strong message coming from our current government. I’m optimistic about where we’re going to be going in the future and working closely with the current government.