At last night's City Council Meeting Deputy Mayor Christian Laughland announced a series of proclamations.
The first was Welcome Week, which Laughland says is an opportunity to promote a spirit of belonging, and to build connections with new, and long-time residents in the community.
“We all have the power to welcome newcomers and help them feel at home in our shared community, and whereas welcoming week recognizes the important work of immigrant settlement organizations including Regional Connections, which provides settlement, employment, language, and community connection services to newcomers to South- Central Manitoba.”
The Council of the City of Dauphin proclaims September 10th to the 19th of 2021 as Welcoming Week.
The next proclamation was commemorating Dauphin’s historical anniversary dates.
Laughland says that 2021 marks the 125 anniversary of the settlement of the new town of Dauphin in 1896.
“Whereas 1896 saw the founding of Dauphin through a series of historic events including the designation of the new town known as section ten on September 9th, the sale of the first lots on October 7th, the laying of the railway tracks across Main Street on November 7th, and the dispatch of the first telegram from Dauphin to the outside world on November the 9th.”
The final proclamation was on Rail Safety Week, which is to be held across Canada from September 20th to the 26th.
Christian says that “Operation Lifesaver” is a partnership whose aim is to work with the public to raise rail safety awareness.
“And whereas CN has requested that City Council adopt this resolution in support of its ongoing efforts to prevent injuries and save lives in communities include our Municipality, now therefore, we the council of the City of Dauphin declare September 20th to the 26th, 2021 Rail Safety Week.”
The next Regular City Council Meeting takes place on September 20th.
