Dauphin City Council met in person on Monday night to discuss a few community topics.
One item on the agenda was COVID-19. Dauphin City Manager Sharla Griffiths said that there will be no changes to the operations of city facilities however, she says that the city is waiting for an update from the province:
“We are seeing changes being talked about from the province and so we do eagerly await any updates that we receive from the province in terms of being able to open up more or include more people in meetings or open up our public areas to more public people.”
Another topic of discussion was the Watson Art Centre. Dauphin & District Allied Arts Council approached the city regarding forming a committee involving representation from both sides with the purpose to discuss maintenance and renovation projects at the Watson Art Centre. Many of the projects are safety and accessibility related. Renovations are slated for 2022.
The last topic was regarding the former site of McKay Residential School at Pioneer Park. Community Minister of Dauphin Church of Christ, Brian Olson, approached the city requesting information about the land adjacent to the site, mainly Pioneer Park. With the recent findings and reporting’s of unmarked graves at several former residential schools across the country, Dauphin City Manager, Sharla Griffiths says that Olson is working with elders to gain more information on the history of the site:
“Mr. Olson is working with Elders of the First Nations in Treaty 2 Territory to proceed in searching the land of the former residential school.”
Last night’s meeting was live-streamed on YouTube. You can watch the meeting in full here.
The next Dauphin City Council meeting will take place on Monday, August 9.
