At the June 11 meeting, the RM of Woodlands council announced that it will invite proposals from the community for recreation programming, using $8,000 in funds from the return of their 2023 contribution to the Rosser-Woodlands Recreation Commission.
The municipality used to be a partner in the Rosser-Woodlands Recreation Commission. The RM of Woodlands donated $41,000 to the Commission in 2023, which was primarily used for recreation programming. The Commission has since dissolved, and so they have returned the donation. Council now wants to make those funds available to other groups for recreation programming. Council is reviewing proposals as they come in, and awarding funds at their discretion. They have set an initial deadline of July 31, 2024, and will reevaluate after.
All requests for funding for capital projects or purchases will not be considered at this time and will be denied, as the funding is intended for programming.
Woodlands council will establish a sub-committee regarding the renewal of the collective agreement. The collective agreement is an existing agreement that council has with the public works union (the Operating Engineers of Manitoba). It sets out terms of employment for public works employees. The agreement is expiring this year, so it needs to be renewed. The negotiating committee of council will negotiate on behalf of the municipality, and the union will have their own committee to negotiate on behalf of the unionized employees.
The following staff have been appointed to this sub-committee: Reeve Douglas Oliver, Coun. Valerie Stelck, Coun. Bryan Myskiw, Coun. Carl Fleury and Chief Administrative Officer Kaitlyn Griffith.
In other council news:
– Council authorized Reeve Oliver, Coun. Fleury and Coun. Darryl Langrell (Community Futures West Interlake Representative) to attend the Community Futures West Interlake AGM on June 19 in St. Laurent.
– Council authorized Reeve Oliver, Coun. Stelck, Coun. Fleury, Coun. Myskiw, Municipal Emergency Coordinator Lori Schellekens, and Office Administrator Janet Brown to attend the Manitoba Disaster Management Conference held from Oct. 16-18 in Winnipeg, at a cost of $500.
