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Notice of Adoption of By-Law to Change Ward Boundaries and Council Composition

Please take notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Neebing, at its regular meeting held on November 3, 2021, passed By-law 2021-043 to change the ward boundaries and Council composition, pursuant to Section 222 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

Effects of the change:

Under the current structure, there are seven (7) members of Council, made up of a Mayor, a Councillor elected at large, and five (5) ward Councillors (one each for electoral wards made up of the geographic...

NFRA Drive By Food Drive

On Saturday December 4, 2021, NFRA will be holding a 'Drive by Food Drive' in support of the Rural Cupboard Food Bank.

NFRA will be set up in the parking lot of Neebing Fire Hall #1 from 10 am - 2 pm where you can drive in, drop off your donation, and drive out!  Fire Hall #1 is located on the corner of Highway 61 and Highway 608.  Watch for the flashing lights!

If you are unable to make the December 4th date at the firehall, the Municipal Office will be accepting donations until...

Proposed Changes for Next Municipal Election

A by-law to consider changes to reduce Council to 5 members and combine the Pardee and Pearson Wards will be reviewed at a Regular Meeting of Council to be held on November 3, 2021 at 6:00 pm.

Please let us know what you think and complete the surveys regarding Council Composition found at www.neebing.org/notices by noon on November 3, 2021

Council Composition Survey Follow Up

In September, a survey was circulated regarding Council Composition. Since that survey was released, it has been proposed that Neebing Council be reduced to 5 members by removing the seat for Councillor-at-Large and having one seat for Pardee and Pearson combined. The Blake, Crooks and Scoble Wards would remain the same.

A follow up survey has been created to seek input on this proposed Coiuncil Composition and is available at www.neebing.org/notices.

In addition, a Special Council Meeting has...

Council Composition Survey

In the fall of 2019, the Municipality published a series of articles seeking input from residents regarding the composition of Council. As the current term of Council is nearing an end in 2022, Council is interested in providing another opportunity for residents to provide input on the composition of Neebing’s Council.

In the 2019 articles, we explained the differences between elections “at large” and elections by geographic ward. In addition, we looked at the possibility of reducing the size of...