At Monday night’s Dauphin City Council Meeting, Christian Laughland was named Mayor after an appointment by council.
Laughland cited the Late Mayor Allen Dowhan for why he accepted the appointment.
“Just being with him over the last three plus years on council, I believe I know the vision he had and what he wants to see put through and that’s why I said I just want to bridge the gap between now and the end of the term and just kind of see Al’s vision kind of Come to full circle.”
With less than a year until the next set of Municipal Elections in Manitoba on October 26th, 2022, Laughland admitted he intends to keep his stay in the Mayor’s chair a short one as he doesn’t plan to run for re-election because of having a young child.
With no By-Election’s being held for the vacancies from the passing of Mayor Allen Dowhan and the resgination of Councilor Kerri Riehl because of the pandemic, Mayor Laughland said the two vacancies won’t restrict council moving forward.
‘’We have a lot of professionals on Council with a lot of experience. Councilor Eilers has got a lot of experience.” Said Laughland. “Councilor Shtykalo, Councilor Bellemare and Deputy Mayor Rodney Juba have got a ton of experience. And I know that they’ll be professional and I think they’re kind of on the same lines as me. We want to get through this term and get through the Covid-19 pandemic. I mean we’re not quite out if it yet and we want to get out of it and move Dauphin forward in the right direction.”
Longtime Councilor Rodney Juba was appointed Deputy Mayor.
