Earlier this evening Dauphin City Council met for their bi-weekly council meeting, which was their first of 2022 and first since December 13, 2021, after their break for the holidays.
The highlights from this meeting included the appointment of Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School grade 12 student Katherine (Katie) Kowalchuk as the new Youth Council Member who will be in the role from January to March of 2022 after the city did not have a youth member for the 2020/2021 school year due to COVID-19.
The council also discussed the following throughout this meeting:
- An animal control report stated that the population of rabbits has diminished in the community which is likely due to the number of fishers, foxes as well as coyotes in the area.
- The approval of the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation's funding of $714,600 that was awarded to the city of Dauphin on March 24, 2021, which sees the funding going towards the following:
- $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity's Dauphin chapter for their new build of a 906 square foot house for a family of 4 which will begin this year on 7th Avenue North-East
- $239,600 to the Dauphin Friendship Center for their build of a new 5-unit apartment complex
- $425,000 to the Parkland Crossing for the first phase (8 units) of their new 24-unit low-income housing project.
- Letters of support from the city to the Building Sustainable Communities Grant Applications for:
- Watson Art Center window replacements, which will replace all windows with triple-pane glass to assist in better insulation of the building and decreased energy use
- Building of an accessible toboggan run in the city of Dauphin to be built by a local group
- Creation of the Dauphin Derailleurs Cycle Club bike corridor connecting Dauphin with Riding Mountain National Park
- Dauphin Recreation Services for the building of a toddler playground at Meadowlark Park
- Dauphin Recreation Services for an 18-hole disc golf course to be built at Vermillion Park for residents of all ages and abilities year-round.
- Citizen appointments for external committees and boards which includes the following:
- Communities in Bloom
- Dauphin Community Band
- Dauphin Recreation Services
- Dauphin Public Library
- Dauphin Regional Airport Authority
- Fort Dauphin Museum Board
- Inter-Mountain Watershed District.
- The list of those appointed can be seen here.
- City of Dauphin administrative assistant Janelle Thompson will be reimbursed for tuition fees, books, and travel expenses for courses at the University of Manitoba for the completion of the Certificate of Manitoba Municipal Administration (CCMA) program thanks to funding from the province.
- Councilor Bellemare discussed the social media campaign in memoriam of Betty White to donate to local humane societies on January 17th (which would have been her 100th birthday) and asked the residents of Dauphin and area to consider donations to the Parkland Humane Society located here in Dauphin by contacting them at 204-638-6966.
- Councillor Bellemare mentioned that Meals on Wheels in Dauphin is always in need of volunteers and if you are interested in helping out residents can contact the hospital and they will assist in getting you signed up.
The next scheduled city council meeting will be at Dauphin City Hall on Monday January 24 at 5 pm and can be viewed on the live stream on the City of Dauphin YouTube page here.
