Council for the Rural Municipality of Dufferin declined a request to lift a library ban while advancing several infrastructure and governance decisions during meetings held Feb. 17 and March 10.
During the Feb. 17 regular meeting, council heard from Darcy Redekopp, who appeared as an unscheduled delegation seeking to have a ban from the Boyne Regional Library lifted. After discussion, council indicated it would not support removing the restriction.
Council approved $145,585.95 in accounts and made several appointments, including naming Michelle Nicolajsen to a two-year term on the Boyne Regional Library board. A previous resolution was also amended to appoint Richard Dyck to a two-year term on the Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation from April 2026 to March 2028.
Council approved a partnership agreement with Forest Green tied to a Pembina Valley RCMP initiative.
On the public works side, council approved the purchase of spray truck equipment and authorized multiple 2026 tenders, including chemical supply, dust control, gravel sourcing and hauling. A joint mowing tender with the Town of Carman will also proceed through the recreation department.
Council agreed to extend its residential waste, recycling and compost collection contract with MWM for one year, covering April 2026 through March 2027.
At a special meeting March 10, council approved its financial statements for the year ending Dec. 31, 2025.
Council also gave second and third readings to bylaw No. 2043, authorizing borrowing and expenditures for 2025 waterline connections as a local improvement, and passed the bylaw. A related amending bylaw, No. 2045, received first reading.
In support of future infrastructure development, council approved a $25,571 contract with Samson Developments to prepare a tender package for the PTH 3 sewer extension project.
Additional approvals included the purchase of ditching software through Lewis Instruments Ltd.
