The Rural Municipality of Grey approved a series of infrastructure, safety and community funding measures during its April 1 regular meeting.
Council voted to reduce the speed limit on Road 25W from Provincial Trunk Highway 2 to about 250 metres south of the first railway track, lowering it from 90 km/h to 50 km/h. The change comes in response to increased residential development in the Highlands Meadows area and concerns about traffic safety, and will take effect once signage is installed.
Drainage projects also made up a significant portion of council’s decisions, with applications approved for provincial licences to complete ditch cleanouts and culvert work in multiple locations. Work is planned along E-10-8-4 and W-11-8-4, as well as E 16-9-5, including ditch regrading, culvert inspections and replacements, and installation of new piping to improve water flow.
Council supported emergency and community services through targeted funding, including a $2,500 grant to STARS. The municipality also approved a $1,000 grant to Elm Creek School’s Grade 7–9 band program in recognition of its annual cleanup work at the local waste disposal grounds.
Additional spending approvals included $1,148 plus tax for survey monument restoration work, with half of the cost covered through a provincial program, and $3,950 plus tax for the renewal of the municipality’s Neptune 360 water metering software subscription.
In other business, council approved a $300 membership fee to the Manitoba Association of Municipal Emergency Coordinators and appointed two new volunteer firefighters to the St. Claude station for the coming year.
