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By Cam Lee

Nipawin council update

Nipawin approves deal with CUPE, holding public meeting on dog park

Mar 13, 2024 | 12:06 PM

The Town of Nipawin has agreed with the union representing its workers.

Council approved the collective bargaining agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 777-1 on a new three-year deal at their meeting on Monday.

“We agreed to ten per cent over three years, so it would be a four per cent increase in 2024, three per cent in 2025, and three per cent in 2026,” Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Michele Sorensen told northeastNOW. She said it’s nice to be able to check that off the to-do list.

The town also announced they will be hosting a public meeting to address several topics, including the location of their dog park. The town had proposed a location for the park but a group of citizens had expressed concern about where the park would be developed.

“They had actually submitted a petition to the Feb. 26 council meeting asking council to reconsider the location,” Sorensen explained. During a committee meeting, council discussed the concerns and decided to hold a public meeting to address those concerns.

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The public meeting will also provide more information about the new fire services bylaw, with changes in regulations to the size of fire pits in back yards, and electrical vehicles in multi-unit residential parkades.

The town will also be issuing an update on the Nipawin Heliport project.

“We thought it would be a really good time to provide our residents with some information on what’s going on,” said Sorensen.

She said when the town confirms a date for the public meeting, they will share that with residents and the media.

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