RM of Stuartburn Reeve, Michelle Gawronsky, has been tapped to co-chair the re-ignited Roseau River International Watershed Committee.
Established in 2000, the watershed is an alliance between Manitoba and Minnesota with a mission to conduct proper resource management in the Roseau River watershed including flood control, economic, human and natural resources, and water quality and quantity.
Representatives met in December, the first time after the pandemic, and decided to revive the group's efforts.
"The watershed issues are not gone, so we do need to be working together on them," said Gawronsky.
On the Canadian side, the committee consists of the municipalities of Emerson-Franklin, Stuartburn and Piney along with the Seine Rat River and Red River watersheds.
"We're all working together on how we address water problems with the Roseau River side in Roseau, Minnesota," explained Gawronsky. "Being able to work with all of the groups together where we're sharing what our issues are and what some of our successes have been and how we've been able to control and maintain water in the area. That's beneficial to all of our ratepayers."
At this point, Gawronsky says the focus is on ensuring the flow of information between communities on both sides of the international border.
With files from Chris Sumner