The new City of Dauphin Council held its first Regular Council Meeting tonight.
On the Agenda was the proclamation of November as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and next week as Municipal Government Awareness week.
City Manager Sharla Griffiths gave her report, which included a brief recap of the 2022 Municipal election.
"Thanks to everyone who voted; approximately 44% of the electorate participated.Thank you to our Senior Election Official, Kirk Dawson, for his work on the election, both on the day of and the months leading up to it. Thank you to the Deputy City Manager and her team who organized the election; I'm familiar with the process from my participation init in 2014 and 2018 and recognize the hard work put into the election while also keeping up with daily tasks at City Hall."
Griffiths also spoke about economic development in the community and the progress that Vermillion Growers has been making.
"The leaders at Vermillion Growers have shared with us some of the moving parts they are orchestrating to get the project to the point of being able to grow tomatoes, and they are working diligently to make MANY things happen at the right times."
The council will be attending the Association of Manitoba Municipalities Fall Convention and Trade show next week in Winnipeg, and the next regular council meeting will be held on November 28th.
Tonight's meeting was live streamed to the City of Dauphin Youtube Page.
