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Volume 136 Issue 35 Friday, November 9, 2018 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax

INSIDE Town Council Takes Oath of Office

this week By DARRYL HOLYK

W ith the beginning

of the new month
came the beginning of the
next four years of Town
Council. The inaugural
meeting of the new council
was held on the evening of
November 1st in Council

A Chat With Chambers.

Chief Administra-
tive Officer, Cindy Marzoff
Reeve opened the meeting and
conducted the swearing
Dowsett in ceremony. First up, was

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Pat Skatch who took her
oath of office as Minnedo-
sa’s 40th mayor followed
by the swearing in of re-
turning councillors Frank
Taylor and Rick Saler as
well as recently elected
councillors Jim Dowsett,
Mark Blais, Tom Dowsett
and Grant Butler.
Following the oath of
office, Mayor Skatch called
to order, a special meeting
of council at 6:47 p.m. In Photos by Darryl Holyk
the first order of business,
Veteran Fred Mayor Skatch appointed
Councillor Taylor as Dep-
Town of Minnedosa Council
Standing (L-R): Councillors Tom Dowsett,
Brown uty Mayor. This resolution
was passed unanimously
Jim Dowsett, Mark Blais and Grant Butler.
Seated (L-R): Councillor Rick Saler, Mayor Pat
Reflects by the new council. Skatch and Deputy Mayor Frank Taylor.

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The second resolution
dealt with signing author-
ity for the Town. Signing
officers for the Town were
appointed as Mayor Pat
Skatch, CAO Cindy Mar-
zoff, ACAO Chris Yuen,
Orr, Harvey Wedgewood reading expected to take
and Rick Saler. place at the next council
Council then reviewed meeting.
the organizational and Members of the
procedural bylaws and new Town Council will

Lest We Deputy Mayor Frank Tay-

lor, Councillor Jim Dowsett
and Municipal Clerk Stacy
Andrews. Signing authori-
CAO Marzoff made recom-
mendations for possible
changes and updates to
the bylaws. Council will re-
take part in a Town Staff
meet’n’greet and tour of
town facilities such as the
Town of Minnedosa Cheif Administrative Officer,
Cindy Marzoff observes as Pat Skatch takes her
Public Works Shop, Water

Forget ties removed from the pre-

vious council included Ray
view the bylaw and recom-
mended changes with first
Treatment plants, etc. later
this month.
oath of office as Minnedosa’s 40th mayor and the
third female to hold the head of council position
since the Town was incorporated in 1883.

NOVEMBER 17 is NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY

All donations are increased by 20% each from the Winnipeg Foundation and the Province of Manitoba.
We will be accepting donations at the Minnedosa Library from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or call 1-877-974-3631
to donate by credit card. Cheques may be dropped off to any board member before November 17th.
There is no better time to Donate to The Minnedosa & District Foundation.