Councillors here are backing away from a proposal that the province take over municipal water systems.
On March 3, council reviewed correspondence from the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, which stated the province should take the next step and assume ownership of the water systems.
Councillor Dan Yake chuckled at the concept.
Councillor Ross Chaulk felt in that situation Wellington North would not need its water department, and said, “I’d love to have [the province] pay for the whole thing.”
“No … you wouldn’t.” warned Wellington North Works Director Gary Williamson.
Mayor Mike Broomhead agreed. “Somehow, I think we’d end up paying for it,” Broomhead said.
The correspondence was accepted only as information.
