RM of Portage la Prairie - Council

The RM of Portage la Prairie is comprised of seven wards, each with its own elected representative.

 

The Reeve is the head of the council and is elected by the entire municipality.

 

The council currently consists of the following representatives:

Reeve Kameron Blight

 

President:  Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Chairperson:  Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee, Portage Regional Recreation Authority, Tax Sharing Committee

 

Member:  Finance & Administration, Equipment, Roads/Routing & Gravel, Drainage, Planning/Municipal Buildings/Land/Economic Development, Utility/Fibre, Human Resources & Public Safety, Animal Control,

 

Director:  Portage Regional Economic Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

ward1@rmofportage.ca

Chairperson:  Human Resources/Public Safety Committee

Second:  Roads/Routing/Gravel Committee

Vice-Chair:  Portage Regional Economic Development

Member:  Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee, Portage la Prairie Regional Landfill Authority, Community Pasture

Representative: St. Laurent & District Recreation Commission, West Interlake Watershed Plan

Director:  Whitehorse Plains Community Futures 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Councillor Doug McAuley - Ward 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-Chair:  Planning/Municipal Buildings/Land/Economic Development Committee

Member:  Chamber of Commerce, Community Pasture, Delta Beach & Park

Director:  Fort la Reine Museum, Portage & District Hospital Foundation, Portage Regional Economic Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second:  Human Resources/Public Safety

Member:  Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Fort la Reine Museum, Portage la Prairie Regional Landfill Authority, Portage Regional Economic Development, Whitehorse Plains Community Futures

Director:  Cartier Regional Water System, Portage & District Hospital Foundation, Portage Regional Recreation Authority

Representative:  Whitemud Watershed 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Councillor Arnold Verwey - Ward 5

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

ward6@rmofportage.ca

Chairperson:  Finance/Administration Committee

Second:  Utility/Fibre Committee

Member:  Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee, Portage la Prairie Planning District, Portage la Prairie Regional Recreation Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kdblight@bnsltd.ca

 

Chairperson:  Roads/Routing/Gravel Committee

Second:  Equipment Committee

Member:  Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee, Tax Sharing Committee

Director:  Portage la Prairie Regional Library

Vice-Chairperson:  Portage la Prairie Planning District

Representative:  Portage Local Immigrant Partnership (alternate)

 

 

 

 

 

After conducting an internal review of what Council considers as the municipality’s strengths, areas for improvement, opportunities and challenges, the Council identified 5 key priority areas:

The Council Key Priority Areas provides a detailed description of the key priority areas. 

The 2022 Strategic Plan was approved at the RM Council meeting on February 8, 2022.