The large amount of snow that has fallen in Dauphin since November has been a challenge for City Hall and public works crews to stay on top of.
"I know that our public works crew really takes this seriously. We have had to rely a lot on some private contractors just because of the volume of snow. But the relationship with them has been very good. We also have relationships with Manitoba Infrastructure because of the new work that has been done on the south end of the highways." says Dauphin Mayor Davi Bosiak.
The Mayor also says council recently passed a motion to take up to $100,000 from Snow Removal reserves if needed to pay for services used during the 2024-25 winter season.
Bosiak adds they will not know if they need to actually pull the reserves money until they start getting bills from their contracted services.
"We have some contracted relationships with private operators. We also have those that we have to pay internally. But if it is an internal transfer of funds, we can always move that to a time that works best for us. But the city likes to pay their contractors on time and so if it is necessary to do so, we will definitely dip into our reserves to do that."