Business View Civil & Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 8

137 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 8 Citizens of all ages have lots of options for keeping active, including about 11 recreation/ community facilities throughout the municipality. Two are owned by the RM and the rest are clubs owned and operated by the communities themselves – each with its own unique and engaging programming for their particular settlement area. For education, the RM of St. Andrews belongs to the Lord Selkirk School Division and has four excellent schools, with post-secondary options nearby in Winnipeg. Looking three to five years down the road, McLean shares, “We’re pretty focused as a municipality on where we want to go. Most important are sustainability and density – to create that housing inventory that we need for everybody. We’re always looking at green initiatives with regard to waste reduction and how we handle waste in the RM. We’re trying to be really proactive. We just completed a waste audit looking particularly at our types of waste and recycling, that’s a definite priority. Infrastructure-wise, there are always road projects going on to upgrade and maintain routes throughout the communities and those will continue. As well as recreation programming. We’ve just awarded a tender for a Recreational Master Plan for the municipality, so I think we’re going to get some good direction and ideas for program development from that.” There is no doubt that the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews has much to offer people wanting to get away to a place that’s not only blessed with beautiful lakes and rivers and fresh air, but close to urban amenities, and yet still peaceful and quiet. The best of all worlds. Proudly applying Environmentally friendly Dust Control for the RM of St. Andrews for 30 Years 1-204-785-2180 | www.fortdistributors.com Fort Distributors Ltd. has more applicators than any leading competitor and is already preparing for a busy season of dust control. We have the right size tankers and spray bars to suit any needs. RM OF ST . ANDREWS , MANI TOBA