Southeastern Manitoba municipalities are calling for more municipal involvement and improved ground water and aquifer protections on mining projects, after the Rural Municipality of Ste Anne passed a resolution to lobby the province on the matters last month.

Ste Anne’s Deputy Mayor Randy Eros moved the April 22 resolution that will go before the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. He said the municipality doesn’t want to “play catch up” if an approved project has impacts on infrastructure or water within the region.

“If you don’t get at the table early enough, trying to get a seat at the table after that’s very hard to do,” he said.

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