Niverville joins capital region

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Niverville council has voted in favor of joining a partnership of municipalities working together to benefit Winnipeg and its surrounding municipalities.

Mayor Myron Dyck said he went to a Partnership of the Manitoba Capital Region meeting to see what they are all about.

“I went as a guest to kind of have a chit-chat. I mean, all the other [members] were there. Given that we are in the capital region, they are very excited about having us,” said Dyck after Tuesday’s council meeting. “Council had just wanted to do a little research and find out what all was involved with it. We believe it’s very beneficial, as we are part of the municipalities around the City of Winnipeg.”

“So whether it’s economic development, tourism, wastewater—these kinds of topics—it’s a wonderful opportunity. It’s generally other mayors and reeves of other municipalities, so it’s just a chance to share information on a regional level.”

The City of Winnipeg’s acting deputy mayor Janice Lukes is also a part of the committee, so Dyck said it’s a chance to connect city with rural to see how they can be better together.

“I think it’s just part of where Niverville is going as a community,” said Dyck, referencing that new issues are brought up regularly when communities like Niverville are growing. “Some of these things were topics that maybe weren’t as relevant to Niverville as they are now, so the timing was just appropriate,” said Dyck.

Membership will cost more than $3,000 per year.

The Partnership of the Manitoba Capital Region has been meeting since 1999 to develop a competitive and economically strong capital region. Local representatives include Tache, Ritchot and Springfield. The City of Steinbach and RM of Hanover are among the groups that have denied requests to join, arguing they are too far from the provincial capital to concern themselves greatly with Winnipeg’s issues.