Council awarded to M. Richard and Associates Limited the Municipal Assessment Program.  Chief Administrative Officer Lyn Brown explained they received a 50 thousand dollar grant for cataloging everything they have in terms of capital assets from roads to underground pipes to facilities so they can plan better and know what work has to be done this year or five years from now. The consultant will work with city staff to develop a website or format where they can pull up the information and study it to make it easier for budgeting.

Mayor and Council attended the recent Association of Manitoba Municipalities meeting and reported along with learning a lot about municipal and council background it gave them an opportunity to form relationships with other Mayors and Councils especially the Thompson Mayor Colleen Smook who emphasized the advantages of co-operation among northern communities not only on projects but in dealing with the provincial government.

And Mayor George Fontaine has a wager with Battleford’s Mayor on the next Bombers series with the losing team’s Mayor wearing the winning team’s jersey at a public event.  Fontaine says he’s waiting to see what size their Mayor wears.