Reeve wants rest stop to stay put
Municipality willing to negotiate solution with province
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The rural municipality that shares the lagoon for the Pinegrove Rest Area says it’s willing to discuss an arrangement with the provincial government to keep the Trans-Canada Highway pit stop going.
David Turchyn, reeve of the rural municipality of Reynolds, said the RM and province have shared the Pinegrove sewage lagoon, along the Trans-Canada east of Winnipeg, for longer than anyone can remember.
Turchyn doesn’t know how much of the lagoon’s capacity is used by the RM, but he estimated 30 per cent. However, the RM has never paid for the cost of the lagoon and uses it free of charge. It contracts out hauling sewage to the lagoon from towns such as Prawda and Hadashville.
If the province carries through with its plan to close the lagoon in the fall, Reynolds would be left in a tight spot. It is the largest RM in Manitoba in terms of area, but it doesn’t have its own lagoon. Communities in the RM on its northern border contract with nearby RMs to take their sewage.
The province says it will close the rest area because the lagoon would cost $1.6 million to replace. The cost is high because there is a lack of good clay in the area and a geomembrane liner would be required.
Turchyn was asked if the RM is willing to contribute to the $1.6 million cost.
“We’d be willing to sit down with the province to discuss various options, put it that way,” Turchyn said.
The province notified the RM about two weeks ago about its plans to decommission the lagoon, but it gave no timetable.
Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler told reporters last week the rest area’s washroom facilities will only stay open until September and are slated for demolition.
“We’re waiting for a meeting with the province to go over exactly what’s going on,” Turchyn said.
There are about 1,300 residents in Reynolds, but they are spread out over a large area. The RM extends from Richer in the west to Whiteshell Provincial Park to the east, and from the Trans-Canada Highway in the south to Seddons Corner to the north.
bill.redekop@freepress.mb.ca
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