A councillor with the RM of West Interlake had to give up his seat late last year after he sold his property in the municipality and moved to a neighbouring municipality.
Councillor Keith Lundale said he was required to resign based on rules in the provincial Municipal Act.
“Unless you live or own property in the RM, you can’t be a councillor. So I had to resign as soon as I sold my property,” said Lundale. “Since I now reside in the RM of Grahamdale and I don’t own property in West Interlake, the rules of the Municipal Act state I had to resign.”
Lundale said he leaves behind some unfinished business he would have liked to address on council.
“I am disappointed that I’m not going to be able to carry out the remainder of my term, there’s no question about that,” he said. “I had some unfinished business.”
The RM of West Interlake’s meeting minutes from Jan. 7, 2025, show council accepting Lundale’s resignation effective Dec. 17, 2024, and state that a by-election process would begin.
