There are a lot changes being proposed in the Manitoba electoral boundaries for the Parkland area.
The number of divisions will not change and remain at 57; however the changes are based on population.
The changes include separating Gilbert Plains, Grandview and Roblin into Riding Mountain division.
Dauphin and Swan River will mix together and Neepawa would be part of the Agassiz division.
Alison Mitchell, Manager of Communications, explains how the population impacted the proposed changes.
“It is based on population, so the Parkland’s was the only region in the province that had an overall decrease in the population, as according to the 2011 Census. So we look at the 2016 Census when the commission is doing their work, so while the City of Dauphin and the R.M. of Dauphin, as well as the Town of Swan River did have slight increases; there were overall decreases in the population.”
Other factors that may be considered in keeping communities of interest together are boundaries such as rivers, parks and railways.
A public meeting on the changes will be held in Dauphin on September 13 at the Lions’ Den from 10:00 in the morning until noon.
