[5:58] Okay, it is 6:30.
I'd like to call this meeting of Council
[6:02] to order.
I acknowledge that the city of Winkler
[6:05] is situated on Treaty 1 land, home to
the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota,
[6:10] and Dene and peoples, and the homeland
of the Métis Nation.
[6:15] We respect the treaties that have been
made on these territories and dedicate
[6:18] ourselves to a future based on respect
for all peoples,
[6:21] moving forward to a harmonious,
prosperous future together.
[6:28] Be it resolved that the agenda for this
regular Council meeting of September
[6:32] 8th, 2026 be adopted. Mover?
>> Andrew.
[6:35] » Second.
>> Marvin.
[6:37] » It's in front of you there. Any changes
needed?
[6:42] All in favor?
Carried.
[6:46] Be it resolved the minutes of the
regular Council meeting of August 25th,
[6:50] 2026 be adopted. Mover?
>> Ryan.
[6:54] » Second.
>> Peter.
[6:56] » You've had a chance to review the
minutes. Any changes?
[7:01] Nope. All in favor?
And that is carried.
[7:09] » [clears throat]
>> Takes us then to finance.
[7:11] Be it resolved that accounts payable in
the amount of $11,688,100.15,
[7:20] as approved by the Finance Committee, be
approved for payment. Mover?
[7:23] » Andrew.
>> Second.
[7:24] » Ryan.
>> As always, the register is attached, and
[7:28] you have an opportunity to look at that
rather larger number than typical. Did
[7:33] you find anything there that had
concerns or questions?
[7:36] » Nope. May mostly all school division.
>> It was indeed. Mostly all concerning.
[7:44] » [laughter]
[7:46] » Okay, not seeing further questions.
>> Just to clarify, we funnel through the
[7:50] Garden Valley School Division taxes.
>> That's right.
[7:52] » Through to them, so
>> [clears throat]
[7:54] » We don't get to keep them.
>> Nope.
[7:57] » Okay, all in favor.
And that is carried.
[8:02] » [clears throat]
>> Be it resolved that the water rate
[8:05] passed through bylaw number 2371-26
be read a second time. Mover.
[8:11] » Ryan.
>> Marvin got it, Andrew got the second.
[8:15] Uh Jody, a tiny bit of explanation what
this is if people are interested.
[8:21] » Yeah, this is uh
increased rates from Pembina Valley
[8:24] Water Co-op. And so, pass-through is
basically we we put that through to our
[8:29] rate payers
um
[8:32] according to the amount of water that we
purchase from them. So, we purchase
[8:35] about 30% of our water from them. So, we
make that uh adjustment and then we pass
[8:41] that along to our rate payers.
>> And this is uh straightforward a local
[8:46] our decision here. Doesn't have to go to
the Public Utilities Board because
[8:49] they've [clears throat] already approved
the Pembina Valley Water Co-op.
[8:52] » That's correct.
>> Further thoughts and questions.
[8:57] All in favor.
Carried.
[9:01] Be it resolved that the water rate
passed through bylaw number 2371-26
[9:08] be read a third and final time. Mover.
>> Ryan.
[9:11] » Second.
>> Peter.
[9:15] » Again, explanations are there. Final
comments.
[9:20] All in favor.
And that is carried.
[9:25] Be it resolved that the Winkler Fire
Department report for August 2026 be
[9:30] received for information. Mover.
>> Michael.
[9:33] » Second.
>> Ryan.
[9:36] » Report is there.
Any questions or thoughts on what you're
[9:40] seeing?
>> Well, I think it was
[9:43] I mean the report shows it was a slower
month for
[9:46] the team at the fire hall there, which
uh
[9:49] it was good. They got to enjoy some
summer this way and
[9:53] uh year-to-date [clears throat] numbers
are still up, but uh hopefully a couple
[9:56] more months like that will uh
give everyone a chance to catch their
[10:00] breath and uh keep those numbers more in
line.
[10:03] » Very nice.
Additional comments? Questions?
[10:09] All in favor?
And that is carried.
[10:18] Takes us to waste and recycling.
Be it resolved that the SWAMP board
[10:22] meeting minutes for August 25th, 2026
be received for information. Mover?
[10:29] » Peter.
>> Second?
[10:30] » Michael.
>> Anything there we need to be
[10:33] particularly aware of?
>> Peter.
[10:36] » No, pretty much business as usual.
Tonnage is
[10:40] the same or slightly up from last year,
but
[10:43] uh we are down slightly because
our projection was higher be because of
[10:50] all the other volumes, but the
some of the
[10:54] uh some of the work share programs
around town are
[10:57] » Affecting that a bit.
>> Affecting that a bit.
[11:00] So
>> Have you Is this your first round of
[11:03] compost that's mostly finishing?
>> It's mostly done and we're going to get
[11:08] it tested.
>> Okay.
[11:09] » And there's some
environmental hoops we got to jump
[11:12] through to get
>> the note that I caught that some fair
[11:15] amount of stuff in there.
>> Yeah.
[11:16] Oh, there's uh
>> [clears throat]
[11:18] » People need to be educated that they
don't put their diapers and their
[11:21] bicycle parts and barbecue parts into
the compost. That
[11:25] » That would help us.
>> Still a learning piece at your end as
[11:27] well.
>> Yeah.
[11:28] » So, is it worth it?
>> It is. It keeps all the organics out of
[11:33] the landfill. So, and we're going to be
being we we will be tested for methane
[11:39] gas starting soon.
>> Okay.
[11:41] » Okay.
>> And that'll add an extra cost to us
[11:44] through consulting and uh
But yeah, every ton of organics we can
[11:48] keep out of there the better.
>> Right. Good.
[11:50] » Mhm.
>> And we're hoping to give it back to the
[11:52] community, right?
>> Which is also nice.
[11:54] » That's accomplished. That's [cough] also
a
[11:55] » [clears throat]
>> So, most of the cleaning that you need
[11:59] to do there is an expectation that
you'll be able to do it to get it to a
[12:02] usable
>> Yep.
[12:05] » Nice.
>> So, I guess the question there like the
[12:08] system that Winkler has
does that help to keep some of that
[12:12] unnecessary un un unwanted
product out of the compost? Does that
[12:17] include that too?
>> The way we collect it is much is a good
[12:21] way to collect it because the the staff
at the street can see what goes into the
[12:26] hopper.
>> Mhm.
[12:27] » Okay.
>> They can inspect it before and they can
[12:30] reject it right at the curb instead of
bringing it all up there, right?
[12:33] » It's good.
Nice.
[12:34] » But it's always an educational thing. We
have to make sure that um
[12:38] people buy in.
>> Absolutely.
[12:41] Can't have the benefit without the
buy-in.
[12:43] » That's right.
>> Additional thoughts?
[12:48] All in favor?
Carried.
[12:53] Be it resolved that noise bylaw number
2375-26
[12:58] be given second reading.
>> Mover?
[13:01] » Don.
>> Second.
[13:03] » Marvin.
>> Again, Jordy, if you don't mind helping
[13:05] us out a little bit, what are we looking
to do?
[13:09] » Yeah, here we had uh
we all of these, by the way, have gone
[13:14] through committee already.
>> Yes, they have.
[13:16] » Um
and uh the last time when we had first
[13:18] reading we provided the track changes,
but mostly on these bylaws that we have
[13:23] coming they're fairly minor on this uh
particular one. Uh
[13:28] we probably still have some additional
changes that we want to make long-term
[13:32] for for noise, but
this one
[13:36] at least enabled us to address some
specific situations with loud noise from
[13:42] let's say parties or things like that so
that the police have what they need so
[13:45] that they can properly enforce.
>> Excellent. Thank you, Jody.
[13:49] Questions or comments from council?
[13:54] » It references schedule A, but that's not
attached here. Okay.
[13:59] » Um schedule A, I think that was on the
previous time.
[14:04] » [clears throat]
>> Oh, I And schedule A is the fees is
[14:08] basically the fees part of it. [snorts]
>> This does not address the current Main
[14:13] Street noise issue, does it?
>> No, nor do we know yet if we can address
[14:20] uh the issues there through
this kind of bylaw. That's still We've
[14:25] done We've done some noise monitoring
and we're analyzing the results of that.
[14:30] So, we're still unsure what mitigation
steps can be taken there.
[14:36] It may include bylaw changes, uh
but we don't know that yet.
[14:41] » Thank you.
[14:44] Nothing further from council?
All in favor?
[14:49] And that is carried.
[14:53] Be it resolved that noise bylaw number
2375-26
[14:58] be read a third and final time. Mover?
>> Michael.
[15:01] » Second.
>> Brian.
[15:04] » You just heard the explanation
one last time for comment if you'd like.
[15:10] All in favor?
And that is carried.
[15:16] Be it resolved that unsightly property
bylaw number 2373-26
[15:21] be given second reading. Mover.
>> Peter.
[15:25] » Second.
>> Michael.
[15:27] » Again, as Jody just referenced, this is
mostly just a clean up. Uh anything
[15:32] specifically there, Jody?
>> On this one, I'll defer to Wendy Klassen
[15:37] if there is any
other specific changes on the unsightly
[15:40] bylaw.
[15:45] » There were no significant changes on
this one. I think the main purpose of
[15:49] updating this one was so that it
it spoke the same language as the
[15:53] general enforcement bylaw cuz there was
some confusing overlap there.
[15:57] » Thank you. That was Assistant City
Manager Wendy [clears throat] Klassen.
[16:01] Council, questions or comments?
>> Nope.
[16:05] » It was looking good.
>> Okay. All in favor?
[16:10] Carried.
Be it resolved that unsightly property
[16:14] bylaw number 2373-26
be read a third and final time. Mover.
[16:20] » Marvin.
>> Second.
[16:22] » Ryan.
[16:25] » Final thoughts?
[16:28] All in favor?
Carried.
[16:33] And that takes us to our third one. Be
it resolved that animal control bylaw
[16:37] number 2363-26
be given second reading. Mover.
[16:43] » Andrew.
>> Second.
[16:45] » Peter.
>> This again is a bit of a clean
[16:48] [clears throat] up and it started with
some local uh with an incident that
[16:52] » [clears throat]
>> caused us to dig into and review a
[16:54] little bit further. Is that right, Jody?
>> Yeah, there was an unfortunate incident
[16:59] with some dogs entering a home
and that caused
[17:03] significant problems and that uh caused
us to to relook at our
[17:08] animal control bylaw. In specific, we've
made some changes here with the
[17:14] dangerous dog designation.
Uh this doesn't necessarily
[17:19] or doesn't ban certain types of dogs,
but it controls the the behavior and the
[17:25] ability of the city to determine
what is a dangerous dog and the
[17:30] consequences of having that kind of
designation so that we feel like we have
[17:35] the proper tools that we need to protect
the community when there when there are
[17:39] indeed dangerous dogs in our community.
>> Excellent.
[17:47] I will note that there was a slight
error in the note in the resolution. It
[17:52] should be be it resolved that animal
control bylaw number 2374-26 be
[17:58] given second reading.
A small note, but just so that we have
[18:03] that corrected for our minutes.
Any questions of Jody?
[18:11] All in favor?
That is carried.
[18:15] That then takes us to be it resolved
that animal control bylaw number 2374-26
[18:22] be given third and final reading. Mover.
>> Ryan.
[18:26] » Second.
>> Michael.
[18:28] You've had your opportunities, but we'll
give you one more.
[18:31] Thoughts?
>> Nope.
[18:34] It's really good to see this cleaned up
because that was a very concerning
[18:38] situation
and to have our staff respond quickly to
[18:41] reviewing the bylaw and making the
appropriate changes.
[18:44] Thank you.
All in favor?
[18:48] Carried.
[18:51] Moving us then into community services.
Be it resolved that the Discovery Nature
[18:57] Sanctuary meeting minutes for June 23rd,
2026 be received for information. Mover.
[19:03] » Marvin.
>> Second.
[19:06] » [clears throat]
>> Peter.
[19:07] » You see them there.
That is a group that's got a lot of
[19:11] going on at the best of times. Yeah.
[19:17] I noted with interest that we're
struggling to grow grass.
[19:21] That's somewhat similar to my yard, but
maybe different.
[19:25] » [laughter]
>> Um I know they've tried a number of
[19:28] times to plant native grasses and it
hasn't taken off right. And they're
[19:32] going to take a bit of a break by the
looks of it and
[19:35] » I think
as of more recently even than this,
[19:38] there's been some maybe some new
understanding that that type of prairie
[19:42] grass may take a little longer
>> Okay.
[19:46] » to to root in and everything. So, it's
possible that just by leaving it for a
[19:51] couple of years, you'll actually get
some traction.
[19:54] » So, there's a seed in the ground that'll
be able to move.
[19:58] » Yeah, good.
>> [clears throat]
[20:00] » So, for the next couple years, we'll
just um
[20:04] mow it
a couple of times per year
[20:08] and see what happens.
>> Excellent.
[20:13] Anything further, Council?
[20:17] All in favor?
That is carried.
[20:21] That takes us to delegations and public
hearings. Be it resolved that this
[20:25] regular meeting of Council recess for
the purpose of holding public hearings.
[20:30] Mover?
>> Peter. Andrew.
[20:33] » Andrew got it. Peter got the second.
All in favor?
[20:37] Carried.
Jody, if you would help us with
[20:41] procedure for our hearings.
>> Sure.
[20:45] So, for our We have a couple of combined
public hearings today. If anyone here
[20:49] wants to speak to that public hearing,
you we ask you to come up to the podium
[20:54] and use the mic and state your name. And
then you can speak to the matter.
[20:58] And then and after that, Council may
have questions and we'll respond
[21:02] accordingly.
>> Thank you, Jody.
[21:04] That then takes us to our first one.
It's combined public hearing for
[21:08] subdivision number 4463-26-8550
[21:13] and rezoning bylaw number 2370-26
and conditional use application number
[21:19] CU-2026-010
[21:24] for
Albert Street.
[21:28] Jody, if you would help us.
[21:34] » Make sure I got the right one here.
[21:44] Okay, so this one we have the
conditional use.
[21:47] Um well, first of all, I'll do the
rezoning. The rezoning is from
[21:52] CG, which is commercial general, to R1
residential lower density
[21:56] uh for the prescribed portion there, and
there's a map that goes along with that
[22:00] showing that
uh section for rezoning.
[22:04] And then we have the conditional use
application. The applicant is Allison
[22:08] Krieger on behalf of owners universal
builders and
[22:12] HWH holdings.
Um do I have the wrong one here?
[22:17] » No.
>> Here I am. Nope, that's the one.
[22:18] » Yeah, that's the one.
>> Uh 277 First Street.
[22:22] Uh
>> [clears throat]
[22:22] » and the request here is because a
planned unit development is a
[22:25] conditional use in the CG zone.
And it's this is to reconfigure a bare
[22:30] land condominium development, which does
is defined as a planned unit
[22:35] development.
And so, we don't have
[22:40] objections to these applications.
And we have a report to council that you
[22:46] have there. We also have our
uh planning and permitting manager,
[22:51] Stephanie Jance, here to answer any
questions about it.
[22:54] » Okay, thank you very much, Jody.
I'll ask now if there is anybody here
[22:58] wishing to speak
to this
[23:02] proposal?
[23:12] » Good evening. I'm Allison Dreger. I'm
the applicant.
[23:16] We're here to answer any questions if
there are any. Basically, the rezoning
[23:20] is to allow duplexes along Albert and
keep that as residential rather than
[23:24] putting the commercial in there. Realign
the boundaries of the condo adding in a
[23:28] unit potential unit in the future
and a conditional use to change the
[23:34] condo. So, if there are any questions,
we're here to answer them.
[23:37] » Thank you.
Council questions?
[23:45] Initially, that would be good. Thank
you.
[23:48] Is there anyone else here wishing to
speak to this either for or in
[23:52] opposition?
[23:58] Council, any other thoughts before we
close the hearing?
[24:06] Okay. Be it resolved that combined
public hearings for subdivision number
[24:09] 4463-26-8550,
[24:14] rezoning bylaw number 2370-26,
and conditional use application number
[24:19] CU2026-010
[24:23] be closed. Mover?
>> Ryan.
[24:25] » Second?
>> Don.
[24:28] » All in favor?
That is carried.
[24:35] Be it resolved that council approve
subdivision application number
[24:38] 4463-26-8550 subject to subdivision
[24:45] number 4463-25-8476
[24:50] being registered prior to subdivision
number 4463-26-8550
[24:58] registered easement agreements between
proposed lot eight and the revised plan
[25:03] of condominium for access, drainage,
water and sewer servicing, rezoning
[25:08] approval, and development agreements.
Terms and conditions which shall be in
[25:13] accordance
with the city's report to council.
[25:17] Mover.
>> Marvin.
[25:19] » Marvin got it. Don got second.
>> [clears throat]
[25:22] » There's a lot in there, and I suspect
the proponent has had an opportunity to
[25:28] review these and we'll finish the rest
of that conversation with the city.
[25:34] Council, final thoughts?
[25:37] All in favor?
And that is carried.
[25:45] Be it resolved that rezoning bylaw
number 2370-26
[25:49] be read a third and final time. Did I
miss one there?
[25:53] » Second. Second.
>> I did indeed.
[25:55] Be it resolved that rezoning bylaw
number 2370-26
[25:59] be given second reading. Mover?
>> Michael.
[26:02] » Second.
>> Ryan.
[26:05] » Thoughts or comments?
All in favor?
[26:10] Carried.
[26:14] Be it resolved
that rezoning bylaw number 2370-26
[26:20] be read a third and final time. Mover?
Peter. Second.
[26:25] » Michael.
>> If you've got thoughts, last chance.
[26:31] All in favor?
Carried.
[26:37] Be it resolved that conditional use
application number CU 2026
[26:42] -010
be approved. Mover?
[26:46] » Ryan.
>> Second.
[26:49] » Michael.
>> Thank you, Michael.
[26:53] » Any final thoughts on what we've got
here?
[26:58] All in favor?
And that is carried.
[27:04] Jody, if you would help us with combined
public hearing for rezoning bylaw number
[27:08] 2372-26
and conditional use application number
[27:12] CU2026
-011
[27:16] for 194 and 200 Victoria Street.
>> In this case, we have the applicant and
[27:22] owner JV Properties. As you stated,
194-200 Victoria Street.
[27:28] And the request here is in order to
construct a residential bare land
[27:33] condominium, which is defined as a
planned unit development.
[27:37] And a planned unit development is a
conditional use in the proposed R2.
[27:41] And the rezoning is to move uh these
properties from R1 to R2, so lower
[27:48] density to medium density.
And again, we have no objections to this
[27:54] to these applications. We do have a
report to council that absent um of
[28:00] objections, are approving to approve
with some conditions.
[28:05] » Thank you, Jody.
Anybody here wishing to speak to this
[28:09] proposal?
[28:16] » Little gentleman.
>> Uh I'm Jeff Hildebrandt, the J of the JV
[28:20] Properties. Uh so, our plan is to
develop two fourplex units as a bare
[28:26] land condo on these two lots.
And then just to I guess sell them. We'd
[28:30] like to
give ownership to people instead of just
[28:33] having
apartment buildings as rentals. And we
[28:36] would I guess hope
sort of give a little bit more pride of
[28:39] ownership to the area and
maybe keep the the value of the of those
[28:43] properties a little a little higher for
the for the long run.
[28:46] » Okay. Thank you, Jeff.
>> Yeah.
[28:48] Thank you.
>> Questions?
[28:52] Not yet?
>> I was just going to say I was I was
[28:56] would have been one of my questions. Are
these saleable or just rentals because
[28:59] » For sale.
>> For sale, it's ownership is always best
[29:02] in my eyes.
>> Yeah.
[29:06] » Thank you, Jeff.
>> You're welcome.
[29:09] » Anybody else here wishing to speak to
this hearing, to be this proposal?
[29:19] » I'm Nancy Brown. I just didn't want to
disappoint you guys. You knew I can't.
[29:22] » [laughter]
>> But Jeff and I have had lots of
[29:24] conversations and I know I was here in
well, virtually here in February
[29:29] expressing my concern about that plan.
Jeff's plan is is a much better plan for
[29:35] that space and so I'm not here to
object. I'm just here to
[29:40] show you guys I sometimes can just show
up and
[29:42] » [laughter]
>> contentious.
[29:45] » Before you go.
I just want to thank you for taking a
[29:48] keen interest in what's happening in
your community. You do always show up.
[29:52] You notice what's going on and and
you're prepared to show up and speak to
[29:56] it. And that helps build community. So
thank you for that.
[29:59] » You're very welcome.
>> So is this like an almost blessing?
[30:02] » Yeah. [laughter]
I wasn't sure if I should get up when
[30:05] you saw me coming. I talked to you last
week. I said I'll show up because
[30:08] they'll be disappointed.
>> And you and you could have just gotten
[30:11] nervous a little bit.
>> [laughter]
[30:14] » I didn't know if you were walking in or
probably not.
[30:19] » Right on.
>> Very good.
[30:20] » [laughter]
>> Is there anybody else in chambers
[30:23] wishing to speak to this?
[30:27] Does council have any further comments
or questions before we close the
[30:30] hearing?
[30:33] Be it resolved that combined public
hearings for rezoning bylaw number
[30:36] 2372-26
and conditional use application number
[30:41] CU 2026-0
11 be closed. Mover.
[30:46] » Peter.
>> Second.
[30:48] » Ryan.
>> All in favor?
[30:52] That is carried.
[30:57] Be it resolved that rezoning bylaw
number 2372-26
[31:01] be given second [clears throat] reading.
Mover.
[31:03] » Ryan.
>> Second.
[31:05] » Michael.
>> Any additional thoughts?
[31:10] All in favor?
Carried.
[31:15] Be it resolved that rezoning bylaw
number 2372-26
[31:19] be given third and final reading subject
to city approval of the engineered
[31:24] grading and servicing plan and the
approval of conditional use number CU
[31:28] 2026-011.
[31:31] Mover.
>> Marvin.
[31:33] » Second.
>> Ryan.
[31:36] » Had lots of time to think about it.
Final thoughts?
[31:41] All in favor?
Carried. And that takes us to the last
[31:46] piece of business on this hearing.
Be it resolved that conditional use
[31:50] application number CU 2026-011
[31:55] be approved subject to city approval of
the plan of Bear Line Condominium and
[31:59] the adoption of rezoning bylaw number
2372-26
[32:04] which has already happened. Mover.
>> Don.
[32:07] » Second.
>> Ryan.
[32:10] » Last chance for thoughts?
[32:13] All in favor?
That is carried.
[32:18] Takes us to the end of our hearings.
Be it resolved that public hearings be
[32:23] adjourned and regular council reconvene.
Mover.
[32:27] » Ryan.
>> Second.
[32:28] » Peter.
>> All in favor?
[32:32] That is carried. We have no additions.
We have no other business.
[32:37] That takes us to questions from the
media or public relevant to this meeting
[32:41] of council.
And I see nothing. I see one there.
[32:45] Alexander Peters.
[32:49] » Hi, Alexander Peters coming to Valley
Online.
[32:51] Uh regarding animal control bylaw number
2374-26.
[32:56] I'm just curious what qualifies uh
dangerous dogs. Some clarity on that.
[33:01] » I would love for Johnny to help us with
that.
[33:04] » We'll bring it up. One second.
[33:08] » It has definitions in there.
>> Yes.
[33:16] » Hang on one second.
[33:22] » Want me to read it?
>> Are you talking about from the
[33:25] definitions, Andrew?
Yeah, there there it just says means a
[33:28] dog that is designated as a dangerous
dog by the animal control officer.
[33:32] Uh and then later we say a little more
about it.
[33:37] So,
if he or she, the designated officer,
[33:41] concludes that the dog is likely to
cause harm or injury to individuals or
[33:44] animals,
uh in making a dangerous dog designation
[33:48] on the basis of clause A, the animal
control officer must take into account
[33:53] any incident in which the dog
has caused harm or injury to individuals
[33:58] or animals or pursued or menaced
individuals or animals.
[34:02] » Okay.
>> Um there's a little bit more that he
[34:05] that they take into consideration, but
that's that's uh some of the gist of it
[34:09] there.
>> Okay, perfect. I was mainly just curious
[34:11] if breed uh played a part into it at all
or not.
[34:13] » Uh no, it does not.
>> Perfect. Thank you very much.
[34:16] » You're welcome.
>> Thank you.
[34:20] » Okay, not seeing anybody else
there.
[34:24] Be it resolved that this regular meeting
of council be adjourned. Mover.
[34:28] » Ryan.
>> Second.
[34:30] » Marvin.
>> Marvin got it.
[34:32] All in favor?
That is carried.
[34:36] We're adjourned.
>> Jerry Dyson.