This morning MLA Brad Michaleski held a “virtual coffee” through the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce.
Some of the topics that were brought up are the Province’s recent Xplornet announcement, agriculture, post-secondary education, and COVID-19.
While Michaleski is uncertain what parts are rural Manitoba are getting high-speed internet first, he says he’s advocating for the Parkland.
“This can’t happen fast enough for our area. We have a lot to offer and a lot to offer the world, and the world is looking for opportunities.” He adds “I think there’s some attention being looked at in the Parkland region in terms of regional economic development. I think our government has led that charge on looking at a different strategy on what we can do with that connectivity.”
Michaleski says the regional development platform on top of a connectivity platform holds a lot of promise.
Michaleski says the Parkland has two major strengths, and that’s our agriculture and tourism industries.
“There’s a lot of things moving in the background, indirectly that are looking to shore up our agriculture resource development potential.”
Michaleski stated in the meeting that we need post-secondary skill-set development that’s relevant to the region.
“This is something that’s missing, and it’s been to the detriment of this region for decades.”
Michaleski wrapped up today’s meeting by thanking the region for the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
