Last week’s news of the Dauphin Correctional Centre closing was unexpected to all.
Midge Sametz, deputy reeve of the RM of Dauphin, says they were shocked by the news.
“The RM council was very disappointed in the government’s decision to close the corrections facility. This was done without any consultation with any of the stakeholders, so we were all blindsided. The decision affects the entire region, the City of Dauphin as well as the surrounding municipalities.”
She says the decision will have a ripple effect because when jobs are lost, fewer people are purchasing and using local goods. That, in turn, affects more than just those working at the correctional centre, businesses, schools, and facilities they supported.
Sametz says the RM is co-hosting a town hall meeting with the city.
“We hope that the people will come out to the meeting, get informed, take action, and contact Premier Pallister, the minister of justice and our own MLA.”
The meeting will take place Monday at 5:30 at Credit Union Place in the Aspen Lodge.
