Richard Froese
South Peace News
A regional solid waste commission has been proposed for the High Prairie region.
At its regular meeting March 26, Big Lakes County council approved a recommendation to establish the High Prairie and District Regional Waste Management Commission that also includes East Prairie Metis Settlement and Gift Lake Metis Settlement.
The motion was required in order to post the public notice of the proposed transition to a regional commission from a regional authority, says Ben Letemplier, director of public works.
Council approved the first board which includes Big Lakes Councillor Lane Monteith as the chair and directors that include High Prairie Councillor John Dunn, East Prairie Councillor Doug Bellerose and Gift Lake employee Ken Shaw, which will also be posted.
Big Lakes council passed a motion at its regular meeting April 10, 2024 that Big Lakes, as a participating partner of the regional waste authority, support steps to move forward to change the status of the High Prairie and District Regional Solid Waste Authority from a regional waste authority to a waste commission, Letemplier says.
To comply with the Municipal Government Act, council is required to pass a motion to include members appointed and advertising for two weeks, he notes.
“The first motion did not include this,” says Letemplier, who started at Big Lakes last July.